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CVE-2015-9228

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-9228 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin 2.1.10 for WordPress, specifically within the post-new.php component. An authenticated attacker can bypass file type restrictions by changing a .jpg extension to .php, allowing for arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
1.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
1.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0373 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 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, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

cybersecurityworks.com / zerodays/cve-2015-9228-crony.html
github.com / cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6
Vendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/135061/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.10-Shell-Upload.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
wordpress.org / plugins/nextgen-gallery
Vendor Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/9758
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory