What is CVE-2016-15042?

CVE-2016-15042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-15042?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-15042 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin

CVE-2016-15042

The Frontend File Manager (versions < 4.0), N-Media Post Front-end Form (versions < 1.1) plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the `nm_filemanager_upload_file` and `nm_postfr…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.758 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin — versions 0
Nmedia N-media Post Front-end Form — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-15042?: CVE-2016-15042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-15042?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-15042 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.