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CVE-2016-15043 (GCVE-0-2016-15043)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-19 09:23 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:55
VLAI Previdian
Title
WP Mobile Detector <= 3.5 - Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-21 16:49 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Websitez.com, LLC WP Mobile Detector Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.5 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Aaditya Purani
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 8b655a8e-7b99-4bc4-bf28-08a82a1ca46f

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-15043

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-09-17 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-09-17
Asserted: 2026-09-17
Scope
Notes: WP Mobile Detector <= 3.5 - Arbitrary File Upload | Affected: Websitez.com / WP Mobile Detector | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.07761 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title WP Mobile Detector <= 3.5 - Arbitrary File Upload
Cve Id CVE-2016-15043
Vendor Websitez.com
Ghsa Id None
Product WP Mobile Detector
Added Date 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.07761
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.9433
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2016-15043
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-09-18 11:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-18 11:00 UTC
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