CVE-2015-1172 in the critical feed json
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/upload-file.php in the Holding Pattern theme (aka holding_pattern) 0.6 and earlier for Word…
published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-1314
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 58.3%
- EPSS 58.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit and Exploit-DB
Summary
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/upload-file.php in the Holding Pattern theme (aka holding_pattern) 0.6 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.
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- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/wp_holding_pattern_file_upload)
- Published
Exploit prediction
58.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/wp_holding_pattern_file_upload WordPress Holding Pattern Theme Arbitrary File Upload metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2015-02-11
- EDB-41698 WordPress Theme Holding Pattern - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) webapps, 2015-02-11
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-1172
- NVD CVE-2015-1172
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