The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type sanitization in the via the image uploader in versions up to 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server using a double extension which may make remote code execution possible.
CVE-2015-10144
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-07-25. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 79.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 25, 2025
Last Modified
December 16, 2025
References (5)
- security@wordfencehttps://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015080170
- security@wordfencehttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_responsive_thumbnail_slider_upload.rb
- security@wordfencehttps://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-thumbnail-carousel-slider-arbitrary-file-upload-1-0/
- security@wordfencehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37998
- security@wordfencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6c396ae6-d34c-4554-b670-28868dc136a5?source=cve
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Metasploitexploit/multi/http/wp_responsive_thumbnail_slider_upload✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 28, 2015
WordPress Responsive Thumbnail Slider Arbitrary File Upload
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