Vulnerability Report
Plugin High Patch path listed CVE-2020-35943

WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.4.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the NextGEN Gallery plugin before 3.5.0 for WordPress allows File Upload. (It is possible to bypass CSRF protection by simply not including a nonce parameter.)

Quick Answer

CVE-2020-35943 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Arbitrary File Upload issue affecting the Plugin Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery. It affects Versions up to 3.4.7 and is fixed in 3.5.0.

Published
Dec 17, 2020
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
nextgen-gallery
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 3.5.0, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2020-35943 is tracked for the Plugin Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 3.4.7. Update Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery to 3.5.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Arbitrary File Upload
Primary Fixed Version
3.5.0
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 3.4.7
Tracking ID
CVE-2020-35943
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
nextgen-gallery View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2020-35943
Patched Versions
3.5.0
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.4.7
Related CVE Cluster

Related CVEs for Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery

These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.

Critical CVE-2019-14314 3.2.11 Aug 27, 2019
CVE-2019-14314 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery SQL Injection

NextGEN Gallery <= 3.2.10 - SQL Injection

Critical CVE-2016-10889 2.1.57 Nov 15, 2016
CVE-2016-10889 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery Local File Inclusion

NextGEN Gallery <= 2.1.56 - Authenticated Local File Inclusion & SQL injection

Critical CVE-2013-3684 1.9.13 Jun 13, 2013
CVE-2013-3684 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery Arbitrary File Upload

WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery <= 1.9.12 - Arbitrary File Upload

High CVE-2026-1463 4.0.5 Mar 17, 2026
CVE-2026-1463 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery Local File Inclusion

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery <= 4.0.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion

High CVE-2025-13641 4.0.0 Dec 17, 2025
CVE-2025-13641 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery Remote Code Execution

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59.12 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'template'

High CVE-2020-35942 3.5.0 Dec 17, 2020
CVE-2020-35942 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery Remote Code Execution

WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.4.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

High CVE-2015-9228 2.1.15 Dec 23, 2015
CVE-2015-9228 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery File Upload

NextGen Gallery <= 2.1.10 - Unrestricted File Upload

High CVE-2015-1785 2.0.77.3 Mar 25, 2015
CVE-2015-1785 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery Arbitrary File Upload

WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery < 2.0.77.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

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