XSS in Easing Slider Project
CVE-2015-1436
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Easing Slider plugin before 2.2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the edit parameter in the (1) easingslider_manage_customizations or (2) easingslider_edit_sliders page to wp-admin/admin.php.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100861 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130355/WordPress-Easing-Slider-2.2.0.6-Cross-Site… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/easing-slider/changelog/ (Patch, Release Notes)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72572 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23249 (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1436?
- CVE-2015-1436 is a vulnerability in Easing Slider Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-02-16.
- Is CVE-2015-1436 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.