Path Traversal in Imagely Nextgen_gallery

CVE-2018-7586

In the nextgen-gallery plugin before 2.2.50 for WordPress, gallery paths are not secured.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Imagely Nextgen_gallery
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7586?: CVE-2018-7586 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagely Nextgen_gallery, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-7586?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-7586 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.