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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-13641

The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.59.12 via the '

Published Dec 18, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13641. EPSS is 0.75%. Act only if a listed version of Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.75%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor smub Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 0 ≤3.59.12

The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.59.12 via the 'template' shortcode parameter. This is due to insufficient path validation that allows absolute paths to be provided. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server, bypassing web server restrictions like .htaccess. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure, code execution in the WordPress context

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor smub Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 0 ≤3.59.120 ≤3.59.12

How to fix CVE-2025-13641

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13641. EPSS is 0.75%. Act only if a listed version of Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with smub Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 0 ≤3.59.12 0 ≤3.59.12. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.75%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 18, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.59.12 via the 'template' shortcode parameter. This is due to insufficient path validation that allows absolute paths to be provided. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to includ

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.59.12 via the 'template' shortcode parameter. This is due to insufficient path validation that allows absolute paths to be provided. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to includ

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13641

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-13641

    30-day exploitation probability 0.75%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204253

    The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.59.12 via the 'template' shortcode parameter. This is due to insufficient path validation that allows absolute path

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026