CVE-2015-9538

The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/2	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135114/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.15-Cross-Site-Scripting-Path-Traversal.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/4	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080165	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9538-nextgen.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-11-26 07:15

Updated : 2020-11-10 11:41

NVD link : CVE-2015-9538

Mitre link : CVE-2015-9538

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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Products Affected

imagely

nextgen_gallery

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