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medium 5.0

CVE-2015-1365 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to wr…

published 2015-01-27 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-1504

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.0%
EPSS 13.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the q parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-35846)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35846 WordPress Plugin Pixarbay Images 2.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2015-01-20
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • mogwaisecurity.de https://www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2015-01.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

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