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…
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
References
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543Broken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36087Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72506Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/Issue Tracking
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/Patch
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2Exploit
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543Broken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36087Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72506Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/Issue Tracking
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/Patch
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.