CVE-2023-3154 (GCVE-0-2023-3154)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-16 19:39 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:44
VLAI
Title
NextGEN Gallery < 3.39 - Admin+ PHAR Deserialization
Summary
The WordPress Gallery Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.39 is vulnerable to PHAR Deserialization due to a lack of input parameter validation in the `gallery_edit` function, allowing an attacker to access arbitrary resources on the server.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-16 17:43 UTC
CWE
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 1789 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed099489-1db4-4b… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown WordPress Gallery Plugin Affected: 0 , < 3.39 (custom)
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imagely nextgen_gallery Affected: 0 , < 3.39 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Linwz from DEVCORE WPScan
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