Unauthorized File Upload Vulnerability in N-Media File Manager
CVE-2016-15042

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 October 2024

Summary

The Frontend File Manager and N-Media Post Front-end Form plugins for WordPress are susceptible to an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. This issue arises from inadequate file type validation in the AJAX actions nm_filemanager_upload_file and nm_postfront_upload_file. Attackers can exploit this flaw to upload arbitrary files onto the server hosting the affected WordPress sites. The compromised files may lead to remote code execution, thereby increasing the potential for data breaches and unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Affected Version(s)

Frontend File Manager Plugin * < 4.0

N-Media Post Front-end Form * <= 1.0

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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