CVE-2015-9340 WordPress File Upload < 3.0.0 - Arbitrary File Upload

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.4%

Published: 2019-08-22 22:01
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:36
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

The wp-file-upload plugin before 3.0.0 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on upload of php, js, pht, php3, php4, php5, phtml, htm, html, and htaccess files.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
iptanus wordpress file upload	< 3.0.0	3.0.0
wordpress wp-file-upload(WordPress)	< 3.0.0	3.0.0

References

wordpress.org release-notes
Wordfence Intelligence third-party-advisory
www.cve.org

CVSS v3.0

7.5 High

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

All scores (3)

v3.1 9.8 · wordfence
v3.0 7.5 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 5.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.39% (percentile 72.7)
CWE: CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.