SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-1494

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…

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 6.41%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
6.41% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
colorlib/fancybox
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.