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CVE-2016-15043

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-15043 is a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the WP Mobile Detector plugin for WordPress, specifically in versions up to and including 3.5. The flaw stems from a lack of file type validation in the resize.php file, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious files. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a severe risk of remote code execution, leading to complete compromise of affected systems. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and Nuclei, demonstrating readily accessible attack vectors, despite a lack of broader community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wp_mobile_detector_project:wp_mobile_detector:*:*:*:*:*: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
10.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: WordPress WP Mobile Detector 3.5 Shell Upload · May 31, 2016
Nuclei: CVE-2016-15043 · Jan 2, 2026
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1003 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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

aadityapurani.com / 2016/06/03/mobile-detector-poc
ExploitThird Party Advisory
blog.sucuri.net / 2016/06/wp-mobile-detector-vulnerability-being-exploited-in-the-wild.html
ExploitPress/Media Coverage
wordpress.org / plugins/wp-mobile-detector/changelog
Product
wpscan.com / vulnerability/e4739674-eed4-417e-8c4d-2f5351b057cf
ExploitThird Party Advisory
pluginvulnerabilities.com / 2016/05/31/aribitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wp-mobile-detector
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a5d5dbd-36f0-4886-adf8-045ec9c2e306
Third Party Advisory