XSS in Webdevstudios Taxonomy Switcher
CVE-2015-10013
A vulnerability was found in WebDevStudios taxonomy-switcher Plugin up to 1.0.3 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function taxonomy_switcher_init of the file taxonomy-switcher.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.4 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217446 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Webdevstudios Taxonomy Switcher
- Webdevstudios Taxonomy-Switcher Plugin — versions 1.0.1, 1.0.0, 1.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/WebDevStudios/taxonomy-switcher/commit/e1a0d99f936e7427b31e210c67aeb… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, patch)
- github.com/WebDevStudios/taxonomy-switcher/releases/tag/1.0.4 (Third Party Advisory, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-10013?
- CVE-2015-10013 is a low-severity vulnerability in Webdevstudios Taxonomy Switcher, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2015-10013?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-10013 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.