CVE-2015-9228
What it is
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Imagely Nextgen Gallery 1.5.0
- Imagely Nextgen Gallery 1.5.1
- Imagely Nextgen Gallery 1.5.2
- Imagely Nextgen Gallery 1.5.3
- Imagely Nextgen Gallery 1.5.4
- Imagely Nextgen Gallery 1.5.5
- Imagely Nextgen Gallery 1.6.0
- Imagely Nextgen Gallery 1.6.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers
- https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/6
- https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9228-crony.html
- https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135061/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.10-Shell-Upload.html
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9758
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/6
- https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9228-crony.html
- https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135061/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.10-Shell-Upload.html
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9758