XSS in Dev4press Gd Bbpress Attachments
CVE-2015-5481
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in forms/panels.php in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.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: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/gd-bbpress-attachments/changelog/
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8088
- security.dxw.com/advisories/reflected-xss-in-gd-bbpress-attachments-allows-an-a… (Exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132657/WordPress-GD-bbPress-Attachments-2.1-Cross… (Exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/53 (mailing-list, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5481?
- CVE-2015-5481 is a vulnerability in Dev4press Gd Bbpress Attachments, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-08-18.
- Is CVE-2015-5481 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.