CVE-2015-9228

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

3.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 89.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-09-12 08:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 08:43Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2017-09-12

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

dc2016d5c8fe31c9f3b481353a154fbab90669c296a6feefc30a916b5b9fbfc2

• github.comhttps://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/6x_refsource_MISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135061/WordPress-NextGEN-Gallery-2.1.10-Shell-Upload.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/#developersx_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/6x_refsource_MISC
• wpvulndb.comhttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9758x_refsource_MISC
• cybersecurityworks.comhttps://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9228-crony.htmlx_refsource_MISC