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CVE-2015-1494

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 2.0
Published
February 17, 2015
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
secalert@redhat.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • colorlib fancybox — Up to and including 3.0.2

References

  • blog.sucuri.net http://blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.html Third Party Advisory
  • osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543 Broken Link
  • www.exploit-db.com http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36087 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10 Mailing List
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72506 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/ Issue Tracking
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/ Patch
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2 Exploit
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record