CVE-2015-4153

zM Ajax Login & Register < 1.0.9 - Path Traversal via Template Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-4153. PoCs published by Panagiotis Vagenas.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the WordPress zM Ajax Login & Register plugin. The exploit leverages the `wp_ajax_nopriv_load_template` action to include arbitrary local files via the `template` POST parameter without validation.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the zM Ajax Login & Register plugin before 1.1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary php files via a relative path in the template parameter in a load_template action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Panagiotis Vagenas · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37200

This is a writeup describing a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the WordPress zM Ajax Login & Register plugin. The exploit leverages the `wp_ajax_nopriv_load_template` action to include arbitrary local files via the `template` POST parameter without validation.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress zM Ajax Login & Register Plugin 1.0.9
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target WordPress site · Knowledge of the plugin's installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37200/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535682/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75041

Scores

EPSS 0.1341
EPSS Percentile 95.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
zanematthew/zm_ajax_login_\&_register < 1.0.9
Published Jun 10, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026