CVE-2015-9229 : In the nggallery-manage-gallery page in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.

In the nggallery-manage-gallery page in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.15 for WordPress, XSS is possible for remote authenticated administrators via the images[1][alttext] parameter.

Published 2017-09-12 22:29:00

Updated 2020-11-10 19:40:50

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2015-9229

Imagely » Nextgen Gallery » Version: 2.1.15 For Wordpress
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:2.1.15:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Matching versions

Threat overview for CVE-2015-9229

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2015-9229 3

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-9229

EPSS FAQ

0.09%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 38 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-9229

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
3.5	LOW	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N	6.8	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
4.8	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	1.7	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2015-9229

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2015-9229

https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9229-nextgen-gallery.html

CVE-2015-9229 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in NextGEN Gallery
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/5

Multiple Cross site Scripting (XSS) in NextGEN Gallery by Photocrati Version 2.1.15 · Issue #5 · cybersecurityworks/Disclosed · GitHub
Exploit;Third Party Advisory