CVE-2025-0722
Published: 27 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-0722 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Needyamin Image Gallery Management System. Its CVSS base score is 4.7 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 17.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Validates the 'image' argument in /admin/gallery.php to ensure only safe, legitimate files are accepted, directly preventing unrestricted upload of dangerous types.
Requires timely identification, reporting, and remediation of the specific flaw in needyamin image_gallery 1.0 Cover Image Handler to eliminate the vulnerability.
Enforces logical access controls on the vulnerable endpoint to restrict high-privilege manipulation of the image argument per CWE-284 improper access control.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the web application's admin panel (/admin/gallery.php) enables exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190), ingress tool transfer by uploading arbitrary files including webshells or tools (T1105), and deployment of web shells for persistence and remote code execution (T1505.003).
NVD Description
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in needyamin image_gallery 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/gallery.php of the component Cover Image Handler. The manipulation of the argument image leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be…
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initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-0722 is a vulnerability in needyamin image_gallery version 1.0 that enables unrestricted file upload. It affects unknown code within the /admin/gallery.php file of the Cover Image Handler component, where manipulation of the "image" argument triggers the issue. Classified as critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.7 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L), it maps to CWEs 284 (Improper Access Control) and 434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type). The vulnerability was published on 2025-01-27.
Attackers with high privileges (PR:H) can exploit this remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants low-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing upload of malicious files through the Cover Image Handler.
Advisories from VulDB and WebSecurityInsights document the issue, noting that an exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be in use. The vendor was contacted early but provided no response, and no patches or mitigations are mentioned in available references.
The public disclosure of the exploit increases the risk of real-world attacks on exposed instances of needyamin image_gallery 1.0.
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