WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery < 2.0.77.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

2015-03-25 00:00

Louie Augarde

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.0.77.3

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

Affected Version< 2.0.77.3

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2015-1785

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Vulnerability Overview

In nextgen-galery wordpress plugin before 2.0.77.3 there are two vulnerabilities which can allow an attacker to gain full access over the web application. The vulnerabilities lie in how the application validates user uploaded files and lack of security measures preventing unwanted HTTP requests.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.77.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1785 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/41d9de3f-5f49-413d-bee6-a4f9ebcf2799

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

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

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