CVEs-PoC/2016/CVE-2016-6565.md

### [CVE-2016-6565](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6565)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=NextGen%20Gallery%20plugin&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=2.1.57%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-98&color=brightgreen)

### 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).

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/346175

#### Github
- https://github.com/20142995/nuclei-templates