THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-15043
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2016-15043

Wp Mobile Detector vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
10.0%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Wp Mobile Detector Project
Affected product
Wp Mobile Detector
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2025-07-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-15043

  • Confirm whether Wp Mobile Detector Project Wp Mobile Detector is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-15043.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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