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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-6568 · published 14 April 2017

CVE-2015-6568: Wolfcms wolf cms improper input validation vulnerability

Wolfcms · Wolf Cms

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 11% · top 4.4% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.websecgeeks.com/2015/08/wolf-cms-arbitrary-file-upload-to.html ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/commit/2160275b60736f706dfda132c7c46728c5b255fa PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/issues/625 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/releases/tag/0.8.3.1 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38000/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40004/
https://www.wolfcms.org/blog/2015/08/10/releasing-wolf-cms-0-8-3-1.html Release NotesThird Party Advisory
http://www.websecgeeks.com/2015/08/wolf-cms-arbitrary-file-upload-to.html ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/commit/2160275b60736f706dfda132c7c46728c5b255fa PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/issues/625 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfcms/wolfcms/releases/tag/0.8.3.1 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38000/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40004/
https://www.wolfcms.org/blog/2015/08/10/releasing-wolf-cms-0-8-3-1.html Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-6568), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.