CVE-2015-9499

CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEI

Showbiz Pro < 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated PHP File Upload via ZIP Archive

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2015-9499 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Simo Ben Youssef. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets an authentication bypass vulnerability in Slider Revolution and Showbiz Pro WordPress plugins, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload a malicious PHP shell via the update_plugin function. The PoC demonstrates the upload of a shell (cmd.php) by abusing the revslider_ajax_action or showbiz_ajax_action endpoints.

Description

The Showbiz Pro plugin through 1.7.1 for WordPress has PHP code execution by uploading a .php file within a ZIP archive.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Simo Ben Youssef · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35385

This exploit targets an authentication bypass vulnerability in Slider Revolution and Showbiz Pro WordPress plugins, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload a malicious PHP shell via the update_plugin function. The PoC demonstrates the upload of a shell (cmd.php) by abusing the revslider_ajax_action or showbiz_ajax_action endpoints.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Slider Revolution (<= 3.0.95) / Showbiz Pro (<= 1.7.1)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have vulnerable plugin installed · Perl with LWP::UserAgent module · revslider.zip or showbiz.zip containing cmd.php
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress ShowBiz Pro <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
CRITICALVERIFIEDby iamnoooob,pdresearch

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7955
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35385

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.6789
EPSS Percentile 98.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2014-11-25
CWE
CWE-434
Status published
Products (1)
themepunch/showbiz_pro < 1.7.1
Published Oct 22, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026