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medium 5.4

CVE-2015-9423 json

The PlugNedit Adaptive Editor plugin before 6.2.0 for WordPress has XSS via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=simple_fields_field_type_post_di…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-9263

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The PlugNedit Adaptive Editor plugin before 6.2.0 for WordPress has XSS via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=simple_fields_field_type_post_dialog_load PlugneditBGColor, PlugneditEditorMargin, plugnedit_width, pnemedcount, or plugneditcontent parameters.

Patch / fix

  • simplysymphony plugnedit 6.2.0

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Exploit prediction

1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8331 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • cinu.pl http://cinu.pl/research/wp-plugins/mail_b5405e735cb605b2fd1a300bb8be4860.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.