Arbitrary file upload in Videowhisper Video Conference

CVE-2015-9271

The VideoWhisper videowhisper-video-conference-integration plugin 4.91.8 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because vc/vw_upload.php considers a file safe when "html" are the last four characters, as demonstrated by a .phtml file containing PHP code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1905.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.043 (90.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-9271: held from 0.043 to 0.043.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9271?
CVE-2015-9271 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Videowhisper Video Conference, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2015-9271?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-9271 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.