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.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1172
Reference (s):
- BID:72546
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72546
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130282/WordPress-Holding-Pattern-0.6-Shell-Upload.html
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7784