Name: CVE-2015-9340: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-9340, CWE-434, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00254

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Wp File Upload Plugin	—	Update wp-file-upload plugin to version 3.0.0, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jul 2, 2015

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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