CVE-2015-3173
Published: 06 July 2022
Summary
CVE-2015-3173 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Custom Content Type Manager Project Custom Content Type Manager. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2015-3250
Vulnerability details
custom-content-type-manager Wordpress plugin can be used by an administrator to achieve arbitrary PHP remote code execution.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.