CVE-2023-1427: Photo Gallery by 10Web < 1.8.15 - Admin+ Path Traversal

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

- The Photo Gallery by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.8.15 did not ensure that uploaded files are kept inside its uploads folder, allowing high privilege users to put images anywhere in the filesystem via a path traversal vector.

Affected products

10web Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery: before 1.8.15 — fixed in 1.8.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 10web Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 1.8.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8917ba2-4cb3-4b09-8a49-b7c612254946
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8917ba2-4cb3-4b09-8a49-b7c612254946

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