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CVE-2015-9538

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-9538 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting the NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress versions prior to 2.1.15, allowing an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector and high confidentiality impact, despite requiring low privileges. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, significant community discussion, or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1012 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 21,951 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cxsecurity.com / issue/WLB-2015080165
ExploitThird Party Advisory
cybersecurityworks.com / zerodays/cve-2015-9538-nextgen.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/2
ExploitThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/135114/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.15-Cross-Site-Scripting-Path-Traversal.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
wordpress.org / plugins/nextgen-gallery
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/4
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory