Path Traversal in Imagely Nextgen Gallery
CVE-2015-9538
The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.101 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 95th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.101 · newest: 0.101 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/2 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135114/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.15-Cross-Sit… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080165 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/4 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/7 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9538-nextgen.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-9538?
- CVE-2015-9538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagely Nextgen Gallery, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2015-9538?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-9538 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.