CVE-2015-7309

Exp

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.

Published: 2015-09-22 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-7309 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 60.27%, 98th percentile). 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-7309

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7309

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 63.08% 60.27% -2.81%
2 2025-03-29 60.27% 63.08% +2.81%
3 2025-03-17 — 60.27% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7309

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7309

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7309

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
boltcms bolt <= 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:boltcms:bolt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7309

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