THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2024-3097
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2024-3097

Nextgen Gallery vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
38.0%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_item function in versions up to, and including, 3.59. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including EXIF and other metadata of any image uploaded through the plugin.
Affected vendor
Imagely
Affected product
Nextgen Gallery
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2024-04-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 38.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-3097

  • Confirm whether Imagely Nextgen Gallery is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-3097.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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