CVE-2015-1494
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 None
Description
The FancyBox for WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an mfbfw[*] parameter in an update action to wp-admin/admin-post.php, as demonstrated by the mfbfw[padding] parameter and exploited in the wild in February 2015.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-1494
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2015-02-17T15:59:05
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-09-13T10:46:48
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:fancybox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2 | Exploit |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10 | Mailing List |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/ | Issue Tracking |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72506 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/ | Patch |
| http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543 | Broken Link |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36087 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1494 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1494 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:06:04 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 03:37:45 | 2015-02-17T15:59Z | 2015-02-17T15:59:05 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 03:37:45 | 2021-09-13T10:46:48 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 03:37:45 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |