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NextGEN Gallery
by:
SecurityFocus
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Directory Traversal
22
CWE
Product Name: NextGEN Gallery
Affected Version From: 2.0.0
Affected Version To: 2.0.0
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:photocrati:nextgen_gallery
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2013

NextGEN Gallery Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability

The NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied input is properly sanitized.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65637/info

The NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

NextGEN Gallery 2.0.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

curl -i -d 'dir=/etc/' http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/nextgen_addgallery_page/static/jquery.filetree/connectors/jqueryFileTree.php