The theme editor in Bolt before 2.2.5 does not check the file extension when renaming…
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The theme editor in Bolt before 2.2.5 does not check the file extension when renaming files, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by renaming a crafted file and then directly accessing it.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.38611 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfg2-33mf-746p
References
More Boltcms Bolt vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06761 Bolt CMS Showcase Creation showcases cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-06760 Bolt CMS Entry Preview page cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-24250 Bolt CMS Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Profile Injection and File Rename CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-08097 Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the bolt/upload File Upload feature in Bolt CMS… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-06645 Controller/Async/FilesystemManager.php in the filemanager in Bolt before 3.6.5 allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-13325 The foldername parameter in Bolt 5.1.7 was discovered to have incorrect input validation… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2015-7309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gfg2-33mf-746p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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