CVE-2015-9538
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 26, 2019 at 02:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNextGEN Gallery
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
Description
The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
NextGEN Gallery· Imagelywordpress-plugin
95%v < 2.1.15
Affected range stops below 2.1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (7)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080165x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9538-nextgen.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/2x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135114/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.15-Cross-Site-Scripting-Path-Traversal.htmlx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developersx_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/4x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/7CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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