CVE-2015-7309
The theme editor in Bolt before 2.2.5 does not check the file extension when renaming files, which allows remote authenticated users to…
- 6.5MediumCVSS base score
- 38.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The theme editor in Bolt before 2.2.5 does not check the file extension when renaming files, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by renaming a crafted file and then directly accessing it.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- CMS Bolt File Upload Vulnerability (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/multi/http/bolt_file_uploadRank excellentdisclosed 17 Aug 2015
Exploit-DB1 entry
- CMS Bolt - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 38196remote, phppublished 15 Sept 2015Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 38196 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 38.6% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133539/CMS-Bolt-2.2.4-File-Upload.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20150818 Bolt 2.2.4 - Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 38196 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/Bolt-224-Code-Execution-44.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bolt.cm/newsitem/bolt-2-2-5-released (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/bolt_file_upload (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2015-7238 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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