XSS in Colorlib Fancybox
CVE-2015-1494
The FancyBox for WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an mfbfw[*] parameter in an update action to wp-admin/admin-post.php, as demonstrated by the mfbfw[padding] parameter and exploited in the wild in February 2015.
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: 0.064 (93.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.064 · newest: 0.064 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72506 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/ (Issue Tracking)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36087 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/ (Patch)
- wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2 (Exploit)
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.html (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1494?
- CVE-2015-1494 is a vulnerability in Colorlib Fancybox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-02-17.
- Is CVE-2015-1494 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.