NextGen Gallery <= 2.1.56 - Remote File Inclusion

2016-11-15 00:00

Mukhammad Khalilov

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.1.57

Affected PluginPhoto Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery

Affected Version<= 2.1.56

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2016-6565

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Vulnerability Overview

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).

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1.57, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')) The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in require, include, or similar functions.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6565 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0de8ff3-ac03-4640-829d-66a8496aa8aa

CVSS Vector

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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