CVE-2015-5681
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Powerplay Gallery plugin 3.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in *_uploadfolder/big/.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpslideshow | powerplay_gallery | 3.3 | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=132
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=132
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.