CVE-2016-6565
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.54% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-98, CWE-20
- Affected
- imagely/nextgen gallery
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/346175Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94356/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/346175Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94356/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.