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CVE-2015-5681

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17

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/.

Affected products

• Wpslideshow Powerplay Gallery: 3.3

References

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

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