CVE-2023-3155 (GCVE-0-2023-3155)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-16 19:39 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:12
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Summary
The WordPress Gallery Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.39 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read and Delete due to a lack of input parameter validation in the `gallery_edit` function, allowing an attacker to access arbitrary resources on the server.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5c8473f4-4b52-43… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown WordPress Gallery Plugin Affected: 0 , < 3.39 (custom)
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Credits
Linwz from DEVCORE WPScan
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