CVE-2024-3097

MEDIUM NUCLEI

NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure via get_item Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2024-3097 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

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.

Nuclei Templates (1)

NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Disclosure
MEDIUMby DhiyaneshDk
Shodan: cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery" || http.html:/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/
FOFA: body=/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.3802
EPSS Percentile 98.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
imagely/nextgen_gallery < 3.59.1
smub/Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery < 3.59
Published Apr 09, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026