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CVE-2015-9272

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2018-10-05
  • WeaknessCWE-94

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

The videowhisper-video-presentation plugin 3.31.17 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because vp/vw_upload.php considers a file safe when "html" are the last four characters, as demonstrated by a .phtml file containing PHP code.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-10-0506:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Videowhisper video presentation
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.31= 3.31.17no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-10-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2qm5-cxh9-vcp8

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9272?

The videowhisper-video-presentation plugin 3.31.17 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because vp/vw_upload.php considers a file safe when "html" are the last four characters, as demonstrated by a .phtml file containing PHP code.

Is CVE-2015-9272 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2015-9272 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.0% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-9272?

CVE-2015-9272 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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