CVE-2023-3155 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WordPress Gallery Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.39 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read and Delete due to a lack of input parameter validation in the `gallery_edit` function, allowing an attacker to access arbitrary resources on the server.

Published: 2023-10-16

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WordPress Gallery Plugin

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.39

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-43839	The WordPress Gallery Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.39 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read and Delete due to a lack of input parameter validation in the `gallery_edit` function, allowing an attacker to access arbitrary resources on the server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00374.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5c8473f4-4b52-430b-9140-b81b0a0901da

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Imagely Nextgen Gallery

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-10-16T19:39:07.736Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:12:44.435Z

Reserved: 2023-06-07T19:42:51.033Z

Link: CVE-2023-3155

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:48:07.702Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-16T20:15:14.597

Modified: 2025-04-23T17:16:35.270

Link: CVE-2023-3155

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-552

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