CVE-2016-6565
CVSS V2 Medium 6
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
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).
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6565
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-07-13T20:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:19:16
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.1.57 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.6
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94356/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/346175 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6565 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6565 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:14:04 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 09:52:14 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 09:52:14 | 2018-07-13T20:29Z | 2018-07-13T20:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 09:52:14 | 2019-10-09T23:19:16 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 09:52:14 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |