Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-07-19T09:23:52.395Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-08T16:55:01.500Z

Source :

Wordfence
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-15043 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Wordpress
  • Wordpress
Wp Mobile Detector Project
  • Wp Mobile Detector
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2016-15043.

URL Resource
https://aadityapurani.com/2016/06/03/mobile-detector-poc/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/06/wp-mobile-detector-vulnerability-being-exploited-in-the-wild.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mobile-detector/changelog/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e4739674-eed4-417e-8c4d-2f5351b057cf cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/05/31/aribitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wp-mobile-detector/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a5d5dbd-36f0-4886-adf8-045ec9c2e306?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
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