CVE-2015-10140
Ajax Load More < 2.8.1.2 - Subscriber+ File Upload & Deletion
The Ajax Load More plugin before 2.8.1.2 does not have authorisation in some of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to upload and delete arbitrary files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
Ajax Load More < 2.8.1.2 - Subscriber+ File Upload & Deletion
The Ajax Load More plugin before 2.8.1.2 does not have authorisation in some of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to upload and delete arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2015-10140- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-9400
8.8
The Ajax Load More plugin before 2.8.1.2 does not have authorisation in some of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to upload and delete arbitrary files.
- Record
EUVD-2015-9400- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3jhf-hf27-8fww
8.8
The Ajax Load More plugin before 2.8.1.2 does not have authorisation in some of its AJAX actions,...
The Ajax Load More plugin before 2.8.1.2 does not have authorisation in some of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to upload and delete arbitrary files.
- Record
GHSA-3jhf-hf27-8fww- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
The Ajax Load More plugin before 2.8.1.2 does not have authorisation in some of its AJAX actions, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to upload and delete arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2015-10140- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Wordpress Ajax Load More PHP Upload Vulnerability | 2015-10-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-10140 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Connekthq Ajax Load More, published July 22, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.