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CVE-2015-9538
The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.
Medium6.5EPSS 10.1%
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Description
The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.1% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135114/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.15-Cross-Site-Scripting-Path-Traversal.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080165 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9538-nextgen.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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