CVE-2015-1172
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/upload-file.php in the Holding Pattern theme (aka holding_pattern) 0.6 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/upload-file.php in the Holding Pattern theme (aka holding_pattern) 0.6 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 58.25% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 February 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- holding pattern project/holding pattern
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 58.3% on 23 September 2026 to 58.3% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130282/WordPress-Holding-Pattern-0.6-Shell-Upload.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72546
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7784
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130282/WordPress-Holding-Pattern-0.6-Shell-Upload.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72546
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7784
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.