CVE-2016-6565
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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).
Available Exploits
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Affected Products
Affected Versions:
WordPress Vulnerability
Identified and analyzed by Wordfence
Software Type
Patch Status
Published
Software Details
Software Name
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery
Software Slug
nextgen-gallery
Affected Versions
Patched Versions
Remediation
Update to version 2.1.57, or a newer patched version
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Advisory Details
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022