CVE-2015-7527

Exp

lib/core.php in the Cool Video Gallery plugin 1.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the "Width of preview image" and possibly other input fields in the "Video Gallery Settings" page.

Published: 2015-12-17 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-7527 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.23%, 91th percentile). 4 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-2015-7527

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7527

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 2026-06-15 7.12% 5.23% -1.89%
2 2026-02-07 5.38% 7.12% +1.75%
3 2025-07-02 — 5.38% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7527

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7527

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7527

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cool_video_gallery_project cool_video_gallery 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:cool_video_gallery_project:cool_video_gallery:1.9:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7527

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