CSRF in Olevmedia Shortcodes
CVE-2015-9421
The olevmedia-shortcodes plugin before 1.1.9 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=omsc_popup id parameter.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8338 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/olevmedia-shortcodes/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
- cinu.pl/research/wp-plugins/mail_d9e466122cd9a6ca27db840cca277cdb.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-9421?
- CVE-2015-9421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Olevmedia Shortcodes, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2015-9421?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-9421 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.