Name: CVE-2015-9538: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-9538, CWE-22, Metasploit Module, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.71039

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Nextgen Gallery Plugin	—	Update nextgen-gallery plugin to version 2.1.15, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Aug 28, 2015

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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