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7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2015-5681
Powerplay Gallery WordPress Remote Code Execution
Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Powerplay Gallery plugin 3.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in *_uploadfolder/big/.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5681 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Powerplay_gallery_project powerplay_gallery
1 Wpslideshow powerplay_gallery
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-5681.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8 Exploit
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=132 Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8 Exploit
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=132 Exploit
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5681 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-5681 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5681 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5681 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8
    Added Reference http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=132
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Translation jjalvarez memilova
    Changed Translation Plugin Powerplay Gallery en WordPress Powerplay Gallery en WordPress
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html">CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpslideshow:powerplay_gallery:3.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=132 No Types Assigned http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=132 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8 Exploit
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.80 }} -0.91%

score

0.91480

percentile