Photo Gallery: Filesystem traversal
Photo Gallery is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- Photo Gallery
- Plugin slug
photo-gallery- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 09, 2019
This CVE was published Aug 09, 2019 and is one of 58 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Photo 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
The 10Web Photo Gallery plugin before 1.5.25 for WordPress has Authenticated Local File Inclusion via directory traversal in the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=shortcode_bwg tagtext parameter.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N