Responsive Thumbnail Slider < 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type sanitization in the via the image uploader in versions up to 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server using a double extension which may make remote code execution possible.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Thumbnail carousel slider (nik00726) Fixed in 1.0.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-10144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhhw-h278-mxj8
References
Exploit 2
More nik00726 Thumbnail Carousel Slider vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01799 Thumbnail carousel slider < 1.1.10 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-05357 The Thumbnail carousel slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-01993 Thumbnail carousel slider <= 1.1.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-15276 Thumbnail carousel slider <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2015-10144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-10144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhhw-h278-mxj8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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