NextGEN Gallery <= 3.37 - Authenticated (Admininistrator+) Arbitrary File Read and Deletion in gallery_edit

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CVE CVE-2023-3155
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published September 25, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Linwz
Description

The NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read and Deletion in versions up to, and including, 3.37. This is due to insufficient input validation within the gallery_edit function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level privileges and above, to read and delete arbitrary files.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug nextgen-gallery (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.37
Patched Version
  • 3.39
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