WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

NextGEN Gallery - swfupload.swf Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery WordPress plugin was affected by a swfupload.swf Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
nextgen-gallery
Fixed in 1.9.8

References

URL
https://brindi.si/g/blog/vulnerable-swf-bundled-in-wordpress-plugins.html

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Verified
No
WPVDB ID
c3624a91-d9c4-48e0-9c7f-c3473ee25dd9

Timeline

Publicly Published
2014-08-01 (about 11 years ago)
Added
2014-08-01 (about 11 years ago)
Last Updated
2019-10-21 (about 6 years ago)

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