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.

Published: 2009-09-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-7175 is rated Moderate Risk (43.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.47%). EPSS rose +1.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7175

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.15% 1.47% +1.31%
2 2026-05-24 0.14% 0.15% +0.02%
3 2025-12-28 — 0.14% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7175

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7175

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7175

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery <= 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.33 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.34 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.35 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.36 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.37 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.39 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.40 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.41 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.42 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.43 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.50 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.51 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.52 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.60 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.61 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.62 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.63 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.64 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.70 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.71 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.72 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.73 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.74 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.80 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.82 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.83 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alex_rabe nextgen_gallery 0.95 cpe:2.3:a:alex_rabe:nextgen_gallery:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7175

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