CVE-2024-3097

WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Disclosure

Published: Apr 9, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862

5.3MEDIUM

Description

The WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_item function in versions up to, and including, 3.59. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including EXIF and other metadata of any image uploaded through the plugin.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

smub

commercial

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN GalleryOn-premCMS Plugin

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

imagely

commercialaka nextgen gallery

nextgen galleryOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/75f87f99-9f0d-46c2-a6f1-3c1ea0176303?source=cve

wordfence.com

https://zpbrent.github.io/pocs/8-plugin-nextgen-gallery-InfoDis-20240327.mp4

zpbrent.github.io

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/REST/Admin/Block.php#L40

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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