CVE-2015-6522 in the critical feed json
SQL injection vulnerability in the WP Symposium plugin before 15.8 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands…
published 2015-08-19 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-6462
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 74.1%
- EPSS 74.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in the WP Symposium plugin before 15.8 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the size parameter to get_album_item.php.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/wp_symposium_sql_injection)
- Published
Exploit prediction
74.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/wp_symposium_sql_injection WordPress Symposium Plugin SQL Injection metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2015-08-18
- EDB-37824 WordPress Plugin WP Symposium 15.1 - 'get_album_item.php' SQL Injection webapps, 2015-08-18
- wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8140 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/37824/
exploit
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wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/8140
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-6522
- NVD CVE-2015-6522
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