WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2015-1785 Modified

Nextgen Gallery: A security weakness

Nextgen 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 6.5 CVSS · secalert@redhat.com
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Nextgen Gallery
Plugin slug
nextgen-gallery
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 07, 2022
Weakness
CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jul 07, 2022 and is one of 31 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Nextgen 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

In nextgen-galery wordpress plugin before 2.0.77.3 there are two vulnerabilities which can allow an attacker to gain full access over the web application. The vulnerabilities lie in how the application validates user uploaded files and lack of security measures preventing unwanted HTTP requests.

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

Primary and upstream sources