CVE-2015-1494

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-1494
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-02-17 15:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Colorlib Fancybox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FancyBox for WordPress — WordPress Plugins af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Patch
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Issue Tracking
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
oss-security - Re: CVE request for Zero-day in the Fancybox-for-WordPress Plugin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
WordPress FancyBox for WordPress Plugin Unspecified Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Fancybox for WordPress 3.0.2 - Stored XSS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
WordPress › Support » Possible malware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Exploit
Zero-day in the Fancybox-for-WordPress Plugin - Sucuri Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.sucuri.net Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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