CVE-2015-9538 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 26 Nov 2019 Updated 6 Aug 2024

An attacker can exploit directory traversal in the NextGEN Gallery plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-9538?

CVE-2015-9538 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9538?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagely Nextgen Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2015-9538 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-9538 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-79vh-xfm8-gxmr.