Description
The Assistant for NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the /wp-json/nextgenassistant/v1.0.0/control REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary directories on the server, which can cause a complete loss of availability.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
38.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
48hmorris/Assistant for NextGEN Gallery
< 1.0.9
Published
Aug 15, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026