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TI-2024-02556 Aliases CVE-2024-2744GHSA-8vj3-86c4-xhm3

Nextgen Gallery < 3.59.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The NextGEN Gallery WordPress plugin before 3.59.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0039 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed NextGEN Gallery (Unknown): 3.59.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownNextGEN Gallery before 3.59.13.59.1Patch availableCNA
  • NextGEN Gallery VendorUnknown Affected before 3.59.1 Fixed in 3.59.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.59.1VulnerableImagely
  • cpe:2.3:a:imagely:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.59.1 Vulnerable ·Imagely

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA NextGEN Gallery (Unknown) Fixed in 3.59.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2744
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vj3-86c4-xhm3

References

  • TI-2023-02956 NextGEN Gallery < 3.39 - Admin+ PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-10666 A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Imagely NextGEN Gallery plugin before 3.2.11… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-02957 NextGEN Gallery < 3.39 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Read and Delete CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2024-05058 NextGEN Gallery < 3.59.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2013-03217 NextGEN Gallery plugin before 1.9.13 for WordPress: ngggallery.php file upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-02901 WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources