CVE-2015-9538 :: Enginsight Vulnerability Database

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	6.5 MEDIUM	NETWORK	LOW	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 98%

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
imagely	nextgen_gallery	𝑥 < 2.1.15

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Known Exploits!

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

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

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