# 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 WordP

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2015-02-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130282/WordPress-Holding-Pattern-0.6-Shell-Upload.html
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7784
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72546
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41698
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_holding_pattern_file_upload.rb

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