CVE-2016-15043

WP Mobile Detector <= 3.5 - Arbitrary File Upload

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

8.89%Up 8.7 points since Jul 19, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

WP Mobile Detector <= 3.5 - Arbitrary File Upload

Record: CVE-2016-15043
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-10788 9.8

Record: EUVD-2016-10788
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-26vv-h7j3-gv3q 9.8

The WP Mobile Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to...

Record: GHSA-26vv-h7j3-gv3q
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-15043
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	WordPress WP Mobile Detector 3.5 Shell Upload	2016-05-31
Nuclei	WP Mobile Detector <= 3.5 - Unrestricted File Upload

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-15043 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Websitez.com, Llc Wp Mobile Detector, published July 19, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.89%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.