CVE-2015-1494 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.4% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.41% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-02-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| colorlib | fancybox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Fancybox 3.0.2 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2015-02-16 |
References
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.html
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36087
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72506
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.html
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36087
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72506
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2
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