MEDIUM
The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection
Published Nov 26, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.12%
Description
The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.1.15
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.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.12% 0.10118
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10118
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.12% (0.10118) | 95.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.12% (0.10118) | 95.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 71.04% (0.71039) | 98.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 67.87% (0.67873) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 71.04% (0.71039) | 98.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 67.87% (0.67873) | 98.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 71.04% (0.71039) | 98.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01477) | 80.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02628) | 84.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.92% (0.12922) | 90.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02628) | 84.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 9.22% (0.09220) | 91.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02628) | 84.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 77.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00529) | 76.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00529) | 74.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 71.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 70.17th | 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 (7)
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080165 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9538-nextgen.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/2 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135114/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.15-Cross-Site-Scripting-Path-Traversal.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/4 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/7 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080165 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9538-nextgen.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/2 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135114/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.15-Cross-Site-Scripting-Path-Traversal.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/4 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/7 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 26, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 26, 2019
Link CVE-2015-9538
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a