CVE-2015-5681

HIGH 7.5CVE-2015-5681 · Published 18/08/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-5681 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting powerplay gallery (wpslideshow).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.8%, higher than 92.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
powerplay gallery wpslideshow	`= 3.3`	No fix yet

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in the Powerplay Gallery plugin 3.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in *_uploadfolder/big/.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8 · Exploit
vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php · Exploit

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