FancyBox for WordPress <= 3.0.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2015-1494
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published February 4, 2015
Last Updated December 5, 2022
Researcher Sucuri Research Team - Sucuri

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.

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Vulnerability Details for FancyBox for WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug fancybox-for-wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.0.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.0.3
Patched Version
  • 3.0.3

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