PT-2018-4961 · Wordpress Foundation+1 · Wordpress+1

Mukhammad Khalilov · Published 2018-07-13 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2016-6565

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Imagely NextGen Gallery plugin for Wordpress versions prior to 2.1.57

Description The issue arises from improper validation of user input in the cssfile parameter of an HTTP POST request. This may allow an authenticated user to read arbitrary files from the server or execute arbitrary code on the server, depending on the server configuration.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1.57, update to version 2.1.57 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the cssfile parameter in the HTTP POST request to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-98

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6565

Affected Products

Nextgen Gallery

Wordpress

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6565 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/94356 · Note
• https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/346175 · Note