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medium 4.3

CVE-2015-1494 json

The FancyBox for WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to conduct cr…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-1628

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.4%
EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-36087)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-36087 WordPress Plugin Fancybox 3.0.2 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2015-02-16
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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