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CVE-2015-9438

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 26, 2019
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The display-widgets plugin before 2.04 for WordPress has XSS via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=dw_show_widget id_base, widget_number, or instance parameter.

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
  • display-widgets_project display-widgets — Before 2.04

References

  • cinu.pl http://cinu.pl/research/wp-plugins/mail_a7012199c9236754edd72786637e5d2d.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-widgets/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8247 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record