5.3

CVE-2024-3097: imagely nextgen_gallery Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
Published 09-04-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-3097 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in imagely nextgen_gallery. EPSS estimates a 38.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
38.02%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_item function in versions up to, and including, 3.59. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including EXIF and other metadata of any image uploaded through the plugin.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

38.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 38.02% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
38.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Imagely1 product
Smub1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • nextgen-gallery≤ 3.59 (fixed in 3.59.1)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links