CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-7527

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Cool Video Gallery plugin version 1.9 for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting shell metacharacters in input fields on the video gallery settings page.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute code remotely, potentially leading to full control over the website or server.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Cool Video Gallery plugin to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to review and filter input data to prevent similar attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS