CVE-2016-15042

Frontend File Manager < 4.0 & N-Media Post Front-end Form < 1.1 & - Arbitrary File Upload

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.

We have discovered 14 live websites that are affected by CVE-2016-15042.

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Affected Software

Product  Nmedia User File Uploader
Category Wordpress Plugins
Vulnerable Domains14 live websites (100% of Nmedia User File Uploader install base)
Vulnerable Versions
  • from 0 through 4
Vulnerable Versions Count1 versions ( 100% of all versions)


Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type



Details

  • Published - Oct 16, 2024
  • Updated - Oct 16, 2024

Website Distribution by Country

Number of websites using CVE-2016-15042
United States5 websites


Italy2 websites
Russia2 websites
Australia1 websites
Colombia1 websites
Greece1 websites
Netherlands1 websites
Vietnam1 websites

Website Distribution by TLD

Number of websites using CVE-2016-15042
.com4 websites
.it2 websites
.com.au1 websites
.nl1 websites
.org1 websites
.ru1 websites

Vulnerable Versions

Vulnerable versions are highlighted in red

Websites affected by CVE-2016-15042

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DomainCountryRankContacts
******.org United States*,***,***
*************.com United States*,***,***
*****.ru Russia**,***,***
***********.com United States**,***,***
********.biz Russia**,***,***
*************.nl Netherlands**,***,***
***********.***.vn Vietnam**,***,***
**************.com United States**,***,***
************.com United States**,***,***
*****.it Italy**,***,***
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FAQ

CVE-2016-15042 is Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Nmedia User File Uploader
A total of 14 websites have been identified as vulnerable to CVE-2016-15042, based on global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.
The Nmedia User File Uploader is affected by the CVE-2016-15042 vulnerability.
Nmedia User File Uploader versions up to 4 are vulnerable to CVE-2016-15042.
CVE-2016-15042 is resolved in version 4 of Nmedia User File Uploader.