CVE-2016-15042 PoC — Frontend File Manager < 4.0 & N-Media Post Front-end Form < 1.1 & - Arbitrary File Upload

Source

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-15042.yaml

Associated Vulnerability

Title: Frontend File Manager < 4.0 & N-Media Post Front-end Form < 1.1 & - Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2016-15042)
Description:The Frontend File Manager (versions < 4.0), N-Media Post Front-end Form (versions < 1.1) plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the `nm_filemanager_upload_file` and `nm_postfront_upload_file` AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

Description

The Frontend File Manager plugin (<4.0) and N-Media Post Front-end Form plugin (<1.1) for WordPress were vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation. This allowed unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files and potentially achieve remote code execution.

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