CVE-2015-9538

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 70.2%, top 1% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Weaponized
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 10%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EPSS
95.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 26, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (14)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  28. 2026-05-27 11:08 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-05-27 11:08 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/wp_nextgen_galley_file_read✓ verified
    First seen Jan 1, 2015

    WordPress NextGEN Gallery Directory Read Vulnerability

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-9538?
CVE-2015-9538 is a medium vulnerability published on November 26, 2019. The NextGEN Gallery plugin before 2.1.15 for WordPress allows ../ Directory Traversal in path selection.
When was CVE-2015-9538 disclosed?
CVE-2015-9538 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 26, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-9538 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-9538 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-9538?
CVE-2015-9538 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-9538?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-9538, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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