CVE-2023-3155

NextGEN Gallery < 3.39 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Read and Delete

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Published Oct 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WordPress Gallery Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.39 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read and Delete due to a lack of input parameter validation in the `gallery_edit` function, allowing an attacker to access arbitrary resources on the server.

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

Unknown

WordPress Gallery Plugin

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.39

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-2023-43839	The WordPress Gallery Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.39 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read and Delete due to a lack of input parameter validation in the `gallery_edit` function, allowing an attacker to access arbitrary resources on the server.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.021% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5c8473f4-4b52-430b-9140-b81b0a0901da

History

Apr 23, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Imagely Nextgen Gallery

Weaknesses

CWE-552

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 16, 2023, 7:39 PM
Updated: Apr 23, 2025, 4:12 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 2023, 7:42 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:48 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:48 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 16, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM

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