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patchstackAlejandro RodriguezPATCHSTACK:610DE8A366DA1DEF098D6CB83339D904
HistoryApr 06, 2010 - 12:00 a.m.

WordPress NextGEN Gallery Plugin <= 1.5.1 - XSS Vulnerability

2010-04-0600:00:00
Alejandro Rodriguez
patchstack.com
4

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

This NextGEN Gallery plugin is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. It is really popular plugin for the WordPress content management system, usually found as a blogging platform. The vulnerability manipulates the mode parameter of the xml/media-rss.php script and it results that unsanitized imput can be crafted into an attack by a malicious user.

Solution

           Update the plugin.

Also you can yse a browser by the server (for the example, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple Safari), but not Internet Explorer.

CPENameOperatorVersion
nextgen galleryle1.5.1

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N