CVE-2020-35943 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a CSRF flaw in the NextGEN Gallery plugin to upload malicious files, potentially leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-35943?

CVE-2020-35943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the NextGEN Gallery plugin before 3.5.0 for WordPress allows File Upload. (It is possible to bypass CSRF protection by simply not including a nonce parameter.)

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35943?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagely Nextgen Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-35943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6fjc-q4q2-mv97.

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