HIGH
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php
Published Sep 12, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.73%
Description
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
- 1.7.4
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.9.0
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.2
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.5
- 1.9.6
- 1.9.7
- 1.9.8
- 1.9.10
- 1.9.11
- 1.9.12
- 1.9.13
- 2.0
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.11
- 2.0.14
- 2.0.17
- 2.0.21
- 2.0.23
- 2.0.25
- 2.0.27
- 2.0.30
- 2.0.31
- 2.0.33
- 2.0.40
- 2.0.57
- 2.0.58
- 2.0.59
- 2.0.61
- 2.0.63
- 2.0.65
- 2.0.66
- 2.0.66.16
- 2.0.66.17
- 2.0.66.26
- 2.0.66.27
- 2.0.66.29
- 2.0.66.31
- 2.0.66.33
- 2.0.71
- 2.0.74
- 2.0.76
- 2.0.77
- 2.0.78
- 2.0.78.1
- 2.0.79
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.9
- 2.1.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.73% 0.03729
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03729
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.73% (0.03729) | 89.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.73% (0.03729) | 88.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.04% (0.05042) | 88.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.16% (0.30159) | 94.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 5.30% (0.05296) | 89.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 31.18% (0.31181) | 96.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.30% (0.05296) | 89.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 78.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 77.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 74.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00772) | 78.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00916) | 80.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/6 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9228-crony.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135061/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.10-Shell-Upload.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9758 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/6 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9228-crony.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135061/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.10-Shell-Upload.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9758 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 12, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 12, 2017
Link CVE-2015-9228
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a