CVE-2015-5457
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple...
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.
- Record
CVE-2015-5457- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.
- Record
CVE-2015-5457- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5413 No score
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5413- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xpfc-5pgf-2vp4 No score
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple...
PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.
- Record
GHSA-xpfc-5pgf-2vp4- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5457 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pivotx, published July 8, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.65%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
software-talk.org/blog/2015/06/session-fixation-xss-code-execution-vulnerability-pivotx
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132474/PivotX-2.3.10-Session-Fixation-XSS-Code-Execution.html
blog.pivotx.net/archive/2015/06/21/pivotx-2311-released
securityfocus.com/bid/75577
sourceforge.net/p/pivot-weblog/code/4452/tree//branches/2.3.x/pivotx/fileupload.php?diff=51a4cb5e34309d75c0d1612a:4451
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5457
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xpfc-5pgf-2vp4