CVE-2016-6565

NextGen Gallery <= 2.1.56 - Remote File Inclusion

highImproper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

7.5

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Score

high

Severity

2.1.57

Patched in

2625d

Time to patch

Description

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).

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.1.56

PublishedNovember 15, 2016

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginnextgen-gallery

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0de8ff3-ac03-4640-829d-66a8496aa8aa?source=api-prod

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