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TI-2015-07717 Aliases CVE-2015-9340GHSA-ccvp-hcv8-2jjx

The wp-file-upload plugin before 3.0.0 for WordPress has insufficient restrictions on…

Priority LOW 36CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01389 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.0.0Vulnerablenickboss
  • cpe:2.3:a:iptanus:wordpress_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·nickboss

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-9340
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccvp-hcv8-2jjx

References

  • TI-2024-08399 Path traversal in nickboss Iptanus File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-06166 WordPress File Upload < 4.24.8 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-06023 WordPress File Upload < 4.24.8 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-04428 WordPress File Upload < 4.23.3 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-10760 Code injection in nickboss Iptanus File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-08479 An issue was discovered in the File Upload plugin before 4.13.0 for WordPress. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources