CVE-2025-49415 HIGH

CVE-2025-49415: WordPress FW Gallery plugin <= 8.0.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Vendor Fastw3B Llc
Product FW Gallery
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published June 17, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Fastw3b LLC FW Gallery fw-gallery allows Path Traversal.This issue affects FW Gallery: from n/a through <= 8.0.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

FW Gallery versions 8.0.0 and earlier contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by making the application unavailable. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. No authentication is needed to trigger the issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by exploiting a path traversal flaw.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site could become unavailable or slow to respond without warning or user action.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 17, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated