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CVE-2015-5457

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.68% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-07-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2015-5457
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.68%

Original NVD Description

PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file named foo.php.php.