HIGH
Wolf CMS before 0.8.3.1 allows unrestricted file rename and PHP Code Execution because admin/plugin/file_manager/browse/ (aka the filemanager) does not prevent a change of a file extension to ".php" after originally using the parameter "filename" for uploading a JPEG image
Published Apr 14, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 10.55%
Description
Wolf CMS before 0.8.3.1 allows unrestricted file rename and PHP Code Execution because admin/plugin/file_manager/browse/ (aka the filemanager) does not prevent a change of a file extension to ".php" after originally using the parameter "filename" for uploading a JPEG image. Exploitation requires a registered user who has access to upload functionality.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.55% 0.10550
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10550
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.55% (0.10550) | 95.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 10.55% (0.10550) | 95.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 8.78% (0.08782) | 94.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 10.55% (0.10550) | 95.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 8.78% (0.08782) | 94.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 10.55% (0.10550) | 95.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 8.78% (0.08782) | 94.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 10.55% (0.10550) | 95.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 8.78% (0.08782) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.55% (0.10550) | 95.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 11.86% (0.11862) | 93.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 10, 2025 | 12.97% (0.12966) | 93.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.82% (0.11815) | 93.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.93% (0.23933) | 93.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.82% (0.11815) | 93.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 80.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 79.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 77.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 77.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 81.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 79.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 58.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://www.websecgeeks.com/2015/08/wolf-cms-arbitrary-file-upload-to.html x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/commit/2160275b60736f706dfda132c7c46728c5b255fa x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/issues/625 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/releases/tag/0.8.3.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38000/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40004/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.wolfcms.org/blog/2015/08/10/releasing-wolf-cms-0-8-3-1.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.websecgeeks.com/2015/08/wolf-cms-arbitrary-file-upload-to.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/commit/2160275b60736f706dfda132c7c46728c5b255fa | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/issues/625 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/releases/tag/0.8.3.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38000/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40004/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.wolfcms.org/blog/2015/08/10/releasing-wolf-cms-0-8-3-1.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 14, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2015
Link CVE-2015-6568
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a