NextGen Gallery <= 2.1.56 - Remote File Inclusion

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2016-6565
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published November 15, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Mukhammad Khalilov
Description

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).

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug nextgen-gallery (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.56
Patched Version
  • 2.1.57
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