CVE-2026-42028 (GCVE-0-2026-42028)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-08 15:54 – Updated: 2026-05-08 17:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
novaGallery: Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Album and Cached Image Routes Allows Reading Images Outside Gallery Root
Summary
novaGallery is a php image gallery. Prior to version 2.1.1, a path traversal vulnerability has been identified in novaGallery. This allows unauthenticated users to read image files outside the intended gallery root directory. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.1.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-08 17:04 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/novafacile/novagallery/securit… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/novafacile/novagallery/commit/… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/novafacile/novagallery/release… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| novafacile | novagallery |
Affected:
< 2.1.1
|
guessed |
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