CVE-2015-10144
Responsive Thumbnail Slider < 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2015-10144 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in I13websolution Thumbnail Carousel Slider, published July 25, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.59%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.8 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 3.59%EPSS, 89th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type sanitization in the via the image uploader in versions up to 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server using a double extension which may make remote code execution possible.
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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | WordPress Responsive Thumbnail Slider Arbitrary File Upload | 2015-08-28 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Responsive Thumbnail Slider < 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type sanitization in the via the image uploader in versions up to 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server using a double extension which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
CVE-2015-10144- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-9403
The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type sanitization in the via the image uploader in versions up to 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server using a double extension which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
EUVD-2015-9403- 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-xhhw-h278-mxj8
The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due...
The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type sanitization in the via the image uploader in versions up to 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server using a double extension which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
GHSA-xhhw-h278-mxj8- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type sanitization in the via the image uploader in versions up to 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server using a double extension which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
CVE-2015-10144- 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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6c396ae6-d34c-4554-b670-28868dc136a5?source=cve
cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080170
acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-thumbnail-carousel-slider-arbitrary-file-upload-1-0
exploit-db.com/exploits/37998
raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_responsive_thumbnail_slider_upload.rb
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-10144
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xhhw-h278-mxj8