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CVE-2015-9499

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-9499 is a critical PHP code execution vulnerability affecting the Showbiz Pro plugin through version 1.7.1 for WordPress. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload a malicious .php file within a ZIP archive, leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit templates exist for tools like Nuclei, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:themepunch:showbiz_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2015-9499 · Jun 12, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1625 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / espreto/wpsploit/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_showbiz_file_upload.rb
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/7955
ExploitThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/35385
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry