lib/core.php in the Cool Video Gallery plugin 1.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
lib/core.php in the Cool Video Gallery plugin 1.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the "Width of preview image" and possibly other input fields in the "Video Gallery Settings" page.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05232 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cool_video_gallery_project:cool_video_gallery:1.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.9 | Vulnerable | Cool Video Gallery Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:cool_video_gallery_project:cool_video_gallery:1.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·Cool Video Gallery Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55mg-c2vp-hrq8
References
Exploit 4
- http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=158
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134626/WordPress-Cool-Video-Gallery-1.9-Command-Injection.html
- [oss-security] 20151202 Command Injection in cool-video-gallery v1.9 Wordpress plugin
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/command-injection-vulnerability-in-v19
Sources
- CVE-2015-7527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-55mg-c2vp-hrq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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