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CVE-2024-5481: Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery <= 1.8.23 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via esc_dir Function

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-35

Description

The Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.23 via the esc_dir function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to cut and paste (copy) the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information, and to cut (delete) arbitrary directories, including the root WordPress directory. By default this can be exploited by administrators only. In the premium version of the plugin, administrators can give gallery edit permissions to lower level users, which might make this exploitable by users as low as contributors.

Affected products

• 10web Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery: before 1.8.24 — fixed in 1.8.24

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 10web Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 1.8.24. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L178
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L436
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L512
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3098798/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/photo-gallery/#developers
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76c38826-4d49-4204-b6b6-b01d01373fa9?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L178
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L436
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/photo-gallery/trunk/filemanager/controller.php#L512
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3098798/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/photo-gallery/#developers
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/76c38826-4d49-4204-b6b6-b01d01373fa9?source=cve

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