CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-15043
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2025-07-19
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
Description
The WP Mobile Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in resize.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Affected configurations
• wp mobile detector project wp mobile detector (<= 3.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
References
- https://aadityapurani.com/2016/06/03/mobile-detector-poc/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/06/wp-mobile-detector-vulnerability-being-exploited-in-the-wild.html Exploit, Press/Media Coverage
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mobile-detector/changelog/ Product
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e4739674-eed4-417e-8c4d-2f5351b057cf Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/05/31/aribitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wp-mobile-detector/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a5d5dbd-36f0-4886-adf8-045ec9c2e306?source=cve Third Party Advisory