The Imagely NextGen Gallery plugin for Wordpress prior to version 2.1.57 may execute code from an uploaded malicious file
CVE-2016-6565

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Nextgen Gallery Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 July 2018

Summary

The Imagely NextGen Gallery plugin for Wordpress prior to version 2.1.57 does not properly validate user input in the cssfile parameter of a HTTP POST request, which may allow an authenticated user to read arbitrary files from the server, or execute arbitrary code on the server in some circumstances (dependent on server configuration).

Affected Version(s)

NextGen Gallery plugin 2.1.57

References

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94356/
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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/346175
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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