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CVE-2008-7175


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/admin.php in NextGEN Gallery 0.96 and earlier plugin for Wordpress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the picture description field in a page edit action.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-7175 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from alex_rabe, from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2009-09-08T10:30:01.563

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery ≤ 0.96 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.33 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.34 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.35 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.36 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.37 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.39 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.40 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.41 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.42 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.43 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.50 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.51 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.52 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.60 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.61 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.62 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.63 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.64 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.70 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.71 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.72 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.73 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.74 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.80 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.81 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.82 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.83 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.90 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.91 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.92 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.93 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.94 Yes
Application alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.95 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress * No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For alex_rabe's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.