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CVE-2024-12853: Modula Image Gallery <= 2.11.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The Modula Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the zip upload functionality in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Affected products

• wpchill Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery: before 2.11.11 — fixed in 2.11.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wpchill Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 2.11.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3218127%40modula-best-grid-gallery&new=3218127%40modula-best-grid-gallery&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef86b1f2-d5aa-4e83-a792-5fa35734b3d3?source=cve

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