upload.php in the Powerplay Gallery plugin 3.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories via vectors related to the targetDir variable.
CVE-2015-5682 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Arbitrary File Upload issue affecting the Plugin Powerplay Gallery. It affects Versions up to 3.3 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.
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CVE-2015-5682 is tracked for the Plugin Powerplay Gallery as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions up to 3.3. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.
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No patched version is listed, so the record is useful mainly for monitoring and risk acceptance decisions.
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| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
wp-powerplaygallery
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2015-5682 |
| Patched Versions |
No patched versions published.
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.3
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