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Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery security & vulnerabilities

nextgen-gallery— active installsLast vulnerability Nov 12, 2026

Unpatched vulnerability in the latest version

At least one vulnerability affects the latest version and no fix has been released. Deactivate the plugin or restrict access to the affected feature until the vendor ships a patch.

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54Known vulnerabilities
  • Critical3
  • High22
  • Medium27
  • Low2
Vulnerabilities per year
2008: 1 vulnerability1082010: 1 vulnerability1102012: 2 vulnerabilities2122013: 2 vulnerabilities2132014: 2 vulnerabilities2142015: 7 vulnerabilities7152016: 2 vulnerabilities2162017: 1 vulnerability1172018: 2 vulnerabilities2182019: 3 vulnerabilities3192020: 2 vulnerabilities2202023: 5 vulnerabilities5232024: 6 vulnerabilities6242025: 4 vulnerabilities4252026: 14 vulnerabilities1426

All Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery vulnerabilities

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery vulnerabilities
SeverityVulnerabilityCVEPublished
High8.1Authenticated (Custom+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'task_list' and 'app_config' Parameters
≤4.5.5Update to 4.5.6
CVE-2026-118191
High8.8Authenticated (Custom+) Remote Code Execution via XML-RPC 'meta_data' Mass Assignment and Path Traversal
≤4.4.1Update to 4.5.0
CVE-2026-76010
Medium5.4Unauthenticated Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via Comment `title` Attribute via Shutter Lightbox innerHTML
≤4.5.4Update to 4.5.5
CVE-2026-116563
High7.5Authenticated (Custom+) Local File Inclusion via Lightroom 'gallery_edit' Task property_list + Image Upload
≤4.4.1Update to 4.5.0
CVE-2026-76012
High7.5Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
≤4.5.0Update to 4.5.1
CVE-2026-94123
Medium4.3Authenticated (Admin+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤4.4.0Update to 4.5.0
CVE-2026-81654
High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
≤4.4.0Update to 4.5.0
CVE-2026-81650
Medium4.3Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤4.4.0Update to 4.5.0
CVE-2026-81652
Low2.7Authenticated (Admin+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤4.4.0Update to 4.5.0
CVE-2026-81653
Low2.7Authenticated (Admin+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤4.4.0Update to 4.5.0
CVE-2026-81651
High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤4.2.3Update to 4.2.4
CVE-2026-28141
Medium4.9Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
<4.2.1Update to 4.2.1
CVE-2026-9059
Medium4.3Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Image Deletion via REST API
≤4.2.0Update to 4.2.1
CVE-2026-6566
High8.8Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion
≤4.0.4Update to 4.0.5
CVE-2026-1463
High8.8Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'template'
≤3.59.12Update to 4.0.0
CVE-2025-13641
Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via ThickBox JavaScript Library
≤3.59.11Update to 3.59.12
CVE-2025-2537
Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via SimpleLightbox JavaScript Library
≤3.59.4Update to 3.59.5
CVE-2024-5878
Medium4.4Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.59.8Update to 3.59.9
CVE-2024-10545
Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via FancyBox JavaScript Library
≤3.59.4Update to 3.59.5
CVE-2024-5020
Medium4.4Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.39.4Update to 3.39.5
CVE-2024-6393
Medium4.4Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.59.3Update to 3.59.4
CVE-2024-39627
Medium4.4Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Gallery
≤3.59.2Update to 3.59.3
CVE-2024-5442
Medium4.4Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.59Update to 3.59.1
CVE-2024-2744
Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Disclosure
≤3.59Update to 3.59.1
CVE-2024-3097
Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤3.37Update to 3.39
CVE-2023-48328
Medium4.9Authenticated (Admin+) Local File Inclusion
≤3.38Update to 3.39
CVE-2023-3279
High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization
≤3.38Update to 3.39
CVE-2023-3154
Medium6.5Authenticated (Admininistrator+) Arbitrary File Read and Deletion in gallery_edit
≤3.37Update to 3.39
CVE-2023-3155
Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Post Thumbnail Change
≤3.28Update to 3.29
CVE-2022-38468
High8.8Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload
≤3.4.7Update to 3.5.0
CVE-2020-35943
High8.8Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤3.4.7Update to 3.5.0
CVE-2020-35942
Critical9.8SQL Injection
<3.2.11Update to 3.2.11
CVE-2019-14314
High8.8Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update
<3.1.7Update to 3.1.7
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High8.8PHP Object Injection
≤3.1.5Update to 3.1.6
—
High7.5Sensitive Information Disclosure
≤2.2.46Update to 2.2.50
CVE-2018-7586
Medium4.8Cross-Site Scripting via image alt and title text
≤2.2.44Update to 2.2.45
CVE-2018-1000172
High8.3SQL Injection
≤2.1.77Update to 2.1.79
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High7.5Remote File Inclusion
≤2.1.56Update to 2.1.57
CVE-2016-6565
Critical9.8Authenticated Local File Inclusion & SQL injection
≤2.1.56Update to 2.1.57
CVE-2016-10889
High8.8Unrestricted File Upload
≤2.1.10Update to 2.1.15
CVE-2015-9228
Medium5.5Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.1.15Update to 2.1.23
CVE-2015-9229
Medium6.4Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.1.9Update to 2.1.10
CVE-2015-9537
Medium6.5Local File Inclusion
≤2.1.10Update to 2.1.15
CVE-2015-9538
Medium6.5Path Traversal
≤2.1.7Update to 2.1.9
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High8.8Cross-Site Request Forgery
<2.0.77.3Update to 2.0.77.3
CVE-2015-1784
High8.8Arbitrary File Upload
<2.0.77.3Update to 2.0.77.3
CVE-2015-1785
High8.8Arbitrary File Upload
≤2.0.65Update to 2.0.66
—
High7.5Path Traversal
≤2.0Update to 2.0.7
—
Critical9.8Arbitrary File Upload
≤1.9.12Update to 1.9.13
CVE-2013-3684
High7.51.9.11 - Full Path Disclosure
1.9.10 – 1.9.11Update to 2.0.0
CVE-2013-0291
Medium6.1Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.9.6Update to 1.9.7
CVE-2012-3414
Medium6.1Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.9.7Update to 1.9.8
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Medium6.1Cross-Site Scripting
<1.5.2Update to 1.5.2
CVE-2010-1186
Medium4.4Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.9.0Update to 1.9.1
CVE-2008-7175

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery: common questions

Does Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. VulnCrest Radar lists 54 known vulnerabilities in Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery: 3 critical, 22 high, 27 medium, 2 low. At least one is not fixed in the latest version.

How do I check which version of Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery I run?

In wp-admin open Plugins → Installed Plugins; the version is shown under the name. Without admin access, our passive Check my site tool can often read it from public files.

What is the most recent Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery vulnerability?

CVE-2026-118191, published Nov 12, 2026: Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes <= 4.5.5 - Authenticated (Custom+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'task_list' and 'app_config' Parameters. Severity: High (CVSS 8.1).

Is any Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery vulnerability listed in CISA KEV?

No. None of the known Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery vulnerabilities is currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

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