VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15811
The Pootle Button plugin before 1.2.0 for WordPress has XSS via the assets_url parameter in assets/dialog.php, exploitable via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.97%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Pootle Button plugin before 1.2.0 for WordPress has XSS via the assets_url parameter in assets/dialog.php, exploitable via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 62th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- pootlepress/pootle button
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144582/WordPress-Pootle-Button-1.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1745805/pootle-button/tags/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8930Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144582/WordPress-Pootle-Button-1.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1745805/pootle-button/tags/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8930Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.