Name: CVE-2016-6565: Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-6565, CWE-98, CWE-20, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.01515

The Imagely NextGen Gallery plugin for Wordpress prior to version 2.1.57 does not properly validate user input in the cssfile parameter of a HTTP POST request, which may allow an authenticated user to read arbitrary files from the server, or execute arbitrary code on the server in some circumstances (dependent on server configuration).

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Nextgen Gallery Plugin	—	Update nextgen-gallery plugin to version 2.1.57, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 15, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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