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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…
Medium4.3EPSS 6.4%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.4% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- 72506 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150205 Re: CVE request for Zero-day in the Fancybox-for-WordPress Plugin (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36087 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 118543 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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