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medium 4.8

CVE-2015-9230 json

In the admin/db-backup-security/db-backup-security.php page in the BulletProof Security plugin before .52.5 for WordPress, XSS is possible…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-9083

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the admin/db-backup-security/db-backup-security.php page in the BulletProof Security plugin before .52.5 for WordPress, XSS is possible for remote authenticated administrators via the DBTablePrefix parameter.

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Exploit prediction

1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • cxsecurity.com https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016010011 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135125/BulletProof-Security-.52.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • cybersecurityworks.com https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9230-bulletproof.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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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