CVE-2015-9406 in the critical feed json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the mTheme-Unus theme before 2.3 for WordPress allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (do…
published 2019-09-20 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-9246
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 58.9%
- EPSS 58.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the mTheme-Unus theme before 2.3 for WordPress allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the files parameter to css/css.php.
Patch / fix
- mtheme-unus_project mtheme-unus 2.3
Exploit prediction
58.87% 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 auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_mobileedition_file_read WordPress Mobile Edition File Read Vulnerability metasploit auxiliary, normal rank
- Nuclei template mTheme Unus < 2.3 - Directory Traversal nuclei detection template
- packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133778/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/133778/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/9890
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-9406
- NVD CVE-2015-9406
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.