# CVE-2024-53615: files.photo.gallery command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted video files in files.gallery due to command injection in thumbnail rendering.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 6 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5wjw-qjhm-v43h

## What is CVE-2024-53615?

CVE-2024-53615 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability in the video thumbnail rendering component of Karl Ward's files.gallery v0.3.0 through 0.11.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted video file.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53615?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including files.photo.gallery.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `files.photo.gallery` | npm | From 0.3.0 to 0.11.0 | None |
| `files.photo.gallery` | npm | From 0.3.0 to 0.11.0 | None |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-53615 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-53615 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2024-53615 (github_poc): https://github.com/beune/CVE-2024-53615

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53615 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53615 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-53615 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- files.photo.gallery (npm): affected from 0.3.0 up to 0.11.0; no fix listed
- files.photo.gallery (npm): affected from 0.3.0 up to 0.11.0; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53615/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53615/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.