vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: nmedia-user-file-uploader: CVE-2016-15042: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 16, 2016 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 16, 2016
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Frontend File Manager (versions less than 4.0), N-Media Post Front-end Form (versions less than 1.1) plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the `nm_filemanager_upload_file` and `nm_postfront_upload_file` AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Solution
nmedia-user-file-uploader-plugin-cve-2016-15042
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-15042
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2c1e6298-f243-49a5-b1b7-52bd6a6c8858?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-10786
- CVE-2016-15042
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-15042
- CWE-434
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-10786
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