WordPress plugin
File Gallery < 1.7.9.2 — Remote Code Execution
CVE-2014-2558Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <1.7.9.2Update to 1.7.9.2 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
File Gallery file-gallery
- Affected< 1.7.9.2
- Patched in1.7.9.2
Update to 1.7.9.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 1.7.9.2. Version 1.7.9.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under File Gallery.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.7.9.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch File Gallery to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Tom Adams.
The File Gallery plugin before 1.7.9.2 for WordPress does not properly escape strings, which allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via a \' (backslash quote) in the setting fields to /wp-admin/options-media.php, related to the create_function function.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in File Gallery
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via post_id ≤1.8.5.4No patch available | CVE-2023-48771 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via file_gallery_shortcode ≤1.8.5.3Update to 1.8.5.4 | CVE-2023-23676 |
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via post_id
≤1.8.5.4No patch available
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via file_gallery_shortcode
≤1.8.5.3Update to 1.8.5.4
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
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