WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery < 2.0.77.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

8.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2015-1785
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published March 25, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Louie Augarde

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug nextgen-gallery (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0.77.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.0.77.3
Patched Version
  • 2.0.77.3

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