CVE-2015-4084 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Free Counter plugin 1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the value_ parameter in a check_stat action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.53% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-05-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| free-counter | free counter |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Free Counter 1.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2015-05-27 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132062/WordPress-Free-Counter-1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535615/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74846
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37132/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132062/WordPress-Free-Counter-1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535615/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74846
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37132/
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