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CVE-2015-10140

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-10140 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Ajax Load More plugin prior to version 2.8.1.2, allowing any authenticated user, including subscribers, to upload and delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:connekthq:ajax_load_more:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Wordpress Ajax Load More PHP Upload Vulnerability · Oct 10, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0098 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

wpscan.com / vulnerability/9f0c926e-0609-4c89-a724-88e16bcfa82a
ExploitThird Party Advisory