Photocrati NextGEN Gallery 2.1.10 on WordPress File Upload post-new.php name unrestricted upload
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A vulnerability has been found in Photocrati NextGEN Gallery 2.1.10 on WordPress (Photo Gallery Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file post-new.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument name
as part of a Parameter leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php.
The bug was discovered 12/23/2015. The weakness was published 09/12/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-9228 since 09/12/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 629 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:post-new.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Similar entry is available at 106421.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Unrestricted uploadCWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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OpenVAS ID: 803448
OpenVAS Name: WordPress NextGEN Gallery Plugin Malicious File Upload Vulnerability
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12/23/2015 🔍09/12/2017 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: 135061Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2015-9228 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 09/13/2017 09:17Updated: 12/28/2022 12:52
Changes: 09/13/2017 09:17 (60), 11/15/2019 08:37 (7), 12/28/2022 12:52 (3)
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