WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2012-4919 Modified

Gallery: A security weakness

Gallery is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Gallery
Plugin slug
gallery
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 22, 2020
Weakness
CWE-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

This CVE was published Jan 22, 2020 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Gallery to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Gallery Plugin1.4 for WordPress has a Remote File Include Vulnerability

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources