CVE-2015-9538 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2019-11-26

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 10.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-9378	The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10118.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Imagely Nextgen Gallery

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-11-26T14:59:17.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:51:05.489Z

Reserved: 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-9538

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-26T15:15:11.253

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:36:43.847

Link: CVE-2015-9538

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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