# CVE-2015-10144: Responsive Thumbnail Slider < 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

> Authenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files via the image uploader, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xhhw-h278-mxj8

## What is CVE-2015-10144?

CVE-2015-10144 is a high-severity vulnerability in nik00726 Thumbnail carousel slider, published on 25 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Responsive Thumbnail Slider plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type sanitization in the via the image uploader in versions up to 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server using a double extension which may make remote code execution possible.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-10144?

It affects 1 product.


Products: I13websolution Thumbnail Carousel Slider.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-10144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-10144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-10144 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-10144 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Responsive Thumbnail Slider Arbitrary File Upload (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in nik00726 Thumbnail carousel slider

- [CVE-2023-1915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1915/): Thumbnail carousel slider < 1.1.10 - Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-2120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2120/): Thumbnail carousel slider <= 1.1.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-25222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25222/): Thumbnail carousel slider <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection (medium 4.9)
- [CVE-2023-5821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5821/): Cross-site request forgery in Thumbnail carousel slider (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-10144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-10144 is a high-severity vulnerability in nik00726 Thumbnail carousel slider, published on 25 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-10144 exists.

Affected product: nik00726 Thumbnail carousel slider. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10144/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-10144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-10144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-10144

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10144/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.