CVE-2015-9228
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file...
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php.
- Record
CVE-2015-9228- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php.
- Record
CVE-2015-9228- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-9081 No score
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php.
- Record
EUVD-2015-9081- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vf4x-h7cf-4594
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file...
In post-new.php in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, unrestricted file upload is available via the name parameter, if a file extension is changed from .jpg to .php.
- Record
GHSA-vf4x-h7cf-4594- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-9228 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Imagely Nextgen Gallery, published September 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.73%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135061/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.10-Shell-Upload.html
wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/6
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9758
cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9228-crony.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9228