CVE-2016-15042 describes an arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the Frontend File Manager (versions < 4.0) and N-Media Post Front-end Form (versions < 1.1) WordPress plugins. The flaw stems from missing file type validation in AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious files. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to remote code execution and full compromise of affected systems. The EPSS score of 0.694010000 indicates a high likelihood of exploitation. While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog, Nuclei templates exist for this vulnerability, suggesting exploitability. There is no public Metasploit module or ExploitDB entry, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:najeebmedia:frontend_file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:najeebmedia:post_front-end_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.