CVE-2020-35943: imagely nextgen_gallery Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 09-02-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-35943 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in imagely nextgen_gallery. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (wordfence)EPSS score
0.73%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 09-02-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the NextGEN Gallery plugin before 3.5.0 for WordPress allows File Upload. (It is possible to bypass CSRF protection by simply not including a nonce parameter.)
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · wordfence (Source)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources2 sources · 6.5–8.8
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.73%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
54%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.73% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.73%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wordfence.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Imagely1 product
- nextgen_gallery< 3.5.0
Wordpress1 product
- nextgen-gallery≤ 3.4.7 (fixed in 3.5.0)
2 vendors · 2 products