# CVE-2015-2825: File upload in n/a

> Remote attackers with admin privileges can execute arbitrary code by uploading malicious files via the Simple Ads Manager plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-37wh-rfv6-xf7m

## What is CVE-2015-2825?

CVE-2015-2825 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in sam-ajax-admin.php in the Simple Ads Manager plugin before 2.5.96 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the path parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2825?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Simple Ads Manager Project Simple Ads Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-2825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-2825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin Simple Ads Manager 2.5.94 - Arbitrary File Upload (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-2824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2824/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-20095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20095/): Simple Ads Manager Plugin code injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2015-2826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2826/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2825 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-2825 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2015-2825/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2825/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2825
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2825
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2825

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2825/
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