Path Traversal in Pixabay Images Project
CVE-2015-1365
Directory traversal vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the q parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.130 (96.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.134 · newest: 0.130 · change: -0.004
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100036 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/117147 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846 (Exploit, exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5 (mailing-list)
- www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2015-01.txt (Exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-U… (Exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugins/pixabay-images/changelog/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1365?
- CVE-2015-1365 is a vulnerability in Pixabay Images Project, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-01-27.
- Is CVE-2015-1365 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.