CVE-2015-1784

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-07-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

In nextgen-galery wordpress plugin before 2.0.77.3 there are two vulnerabilities which can allow an attacker to gain full access over the web application. The vulnerabilities lie in how the application validates user uploaded files and lack of security measures preventing unwanted HTTP requests.

Affected products

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes: before 2.0.77.3 — fixed in 2.0.77.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes 2.0.77.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/crsf-and-unsafe-arbitrary-file-upload-in-nextgen-gallery-plugin-for-wordpress
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c894727a-b779-4583-a860-13c2c27275d4
https://blog.nettitude.com/uk/crsf-and-unsafe-arbitrary-file-upload-in-nextgen-gallery-plugin-for-wordpress
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c894727a-b779-4583-a860-13c2c27275d4

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