Path Traversal in Zanematthew Zm Ajax Login \& Register
CVE-2015-4153
Directory traversal vulnerability in the zM Ajax Login & Register plugin before 1.1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary php files via a relative path in the template parameter in a load_template action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.133 (96.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.134 · newest: 0.133 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37200/ (Exploit, exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugins/zm-ajax-login-register/changelog/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535682/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132172/WordPress-zM-Ajax-Login-Register-1.0.9-Loc… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75041 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-4153?
- CVE-2015-4153 is a vulnerability in Zanematthew Zm Ajax Login \& Register, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-06-10.
- Is CVE-2015-4153 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.