CVE-2020-35942
CVSS v3
8.8
HIGH
EPSS Score
1.4 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-09-25
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
—
SSVC status
Description
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the NextGEN Gallery plugin before 3.5.0 for WordPress allows File Upload and Local File Inclusion via settings modification, leading to Remote Code Execution and XSS. (It is possible to bypass CSRF protection by simply not including a nonce parameter.)
Technical details
- Published
- 2021-02-09
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2020-35942?
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue in the NextGEN Gallery plugin before 3.5.0 for WordPress allows File Upload and Local File Inclusion via settings modification, leading to Remote Code Execution and XSS. (It is possible to bypass CSRF protection by simply not including a nonce parameter.)
Is CVE-2020-35942 actively exploited?
Active exploitation of CVE-2020-35942 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-09-25, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-35942?
CVE-2020-35942 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).
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