XSS in Status301 Easy Fancybox
CVE-2019-16524
The easy-fancybox plugin before 1.8.18 for WordPress (aka Easy FancyBox) is susceptible to Stored XSS in the Settings Menu inc/class-easyfancybox.php due to improper encoding of arbitrarily submitted settings parameters. This occurs because there is no inline styles output filter.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Status301 Easy_fancybox
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16524?
- CVE-2019-16524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Status301 Easy Fancybox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2019-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16524?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16524 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.