CVE-2018-1000172 json
Imagely NextGEN Gallery version 2.2.30 and earlier contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Image Alt & Title Text.
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-1870
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Imagely NextGEN Gallery version 2.2.30 and earlier contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Image Alt & Title Text. This attack appears to be exploitable via a victim viewing the image in the administrator page. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.2.45.
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0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
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fortiguard.com
/zeroday/FG-VD-17-215
third-party-advisory
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wordpress.org
/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-1000172
- NVD CVE-2018-1000172
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