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    1 vulnerability by Websitez.com, LLC

    CVE-2016-15043 (GCVE-0-2016-15043)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-19 09:23 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:55
    VLAI
    Title
    WP Mobile Detector <= 3.5 - Arbitrary File Upload
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    9.8 (Critical)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    Websitez.com, LLC WP Mobile Detector Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.5 (semver)
    		Create a notification for this product.
    Credits
    Aaditya Purani
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