Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in sam-ajax-admin.php in the Simple Ads Manager plugin before 2.5.96 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the path parameter
Published Apr 21, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.35%
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in sam-ajax-admin.php in the Simple Ads Manager plugin before 2.5.96 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the path parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.5.94
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.35% (0.14352) | 96.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.45% (0.14451) | 96.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 35.26% (0.35261) | 96.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 10, 2025 | 33.47% (0.33466) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 31.71% (0.31706) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 39.36% (0.39360) | 95.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 31.71% (0.31706) | 96.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 31.17% (0.31167) | 96.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 44.33% (0.44329) | 97.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 55.95% (0.55949) | 97.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 69.55% (0.69552) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 75.09% (0.75092) | 97.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 78.87% (0.78873) | 97.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.75% (0.12753) | 95.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.75% (0.12753) | 95.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.75% (0.12753) | 90.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131282/WordPress-Simple-Ads-Manager-2.5.94-File-Upload.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/8 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.itas.vn/news/ITAS-Team-found-out-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-Hakin9-IT-Security-Magazine-78.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-ads-manager/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36614/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131282/WordPress-Simple-Ads-Manager-2.5.94-File-Upload.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.itas.vn/news/ITAS-Team-found-out-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-Hakin9-IT-Security-Magazine-78.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-ads-manager/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36614/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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