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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-15043

wp_mobile_detector_project wp_mobile_detector Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Published Jun 3, 2016 · catalog updated Jun 3, 2016 · wp_mobile_detector_project wp_mobile_detector Unrestricted Upload

Patch now

CVE-2016-15043 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm wp_mobile_detector_project wp_mobile_detector Unrestricted Upload against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (wp_mobile_detector_project wp_mobile_detector Unrestricted Upload).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
8.52%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated wp_mobile_detector · vendor wp_mobile_detector_project wp_mobile_detector

The WP Mobile Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in resize.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated wp_mobile_detector<= 3.5
  • vendor wp_mobile_detector_project wp_mobile_detectorversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2016-15043

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2016-15043 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm wp_mobile_detector_project wp_mobile_detector Unrestricted Upload against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 3.5. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 8.52%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 3, 2016 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The WP Mobile Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in resize.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

  2. Jun 3, 2016 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-15043

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-15043

    30-day exploitation probability 8.5%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-15043

    The WP Mobile Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in resize.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites s

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.