VulnerabilityPublished 17 Jun 2025Updated 28 Apr 2026

CVE-2025-49451: Aeroscroll Gallery (WordPress plugin) · Path Traversal: '.../...//

Affects Aeroscroll Gallery (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 44% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
yannisraft Aeroscroll Gallery – Infinite Scroll Image Gallery & Post Grid with Photo Gallery	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a patch is available, users should consider restricting access to the affected plugin or implementing web server rules to block suspicious path traversal patterns. Monitor vendor channels for updates on official fixes.

Description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in yannisraft Aeroscroll Gallery – Infinite Scroll Image Gallery & Post Grid with Photo Gallery aeroscroll-gallery allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Aeroscroll Gallery – Infinite Scroll Image Gallery & Post Grid with Photo Gallery: from n/a through <= 1.0.13.

Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server hosting the Aeroscroll Gallery plugin, potentially exposing confidential information. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known active exploits have been reported.

Summary

This vulnerability in Aeroscroll Gallery versions up to 1.0.13 involves improper validation of file paths, enabling path traversal via '.../...//' sequences. An attacker can potentially read files outside the intended directory scope by manipulating input paths. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting a network attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/aeroscroll-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-aeroscroll-gallery-infinite-scroll-image-gallery-post-grid-with-photo-gallery-1-0-12-directory-traversal-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (opens in a new tab)

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