CVE-2015-9538

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Published Nov 26, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 10.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-9378	The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 10.1% (10.118% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080165
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9538-nextgen.html
https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/2
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135114/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.15-Cross-Site-Scripting-Path-Traversal.html
https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/4
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/7

History

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Subscriptions

Imagely Nextgen Gallery

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 26, 2019, 2:59 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:51 AM
Reserved: Nov 26, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 26, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:36 AM

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