CVE-2018-1000172

Description

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.

Category

4.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Third-Party Advisory fortiguard.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-215 third party advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developers release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000172?
CVE-2018-1000172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000172?
To fix CVE-2018-1000172, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000172 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1000172 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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