GD bbPress Attachments < 2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2015-5481
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published July 8, 2015
Last Updated December 5, 2022
Researcher Mallory Adams - DXW Security

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in forms/panels.php in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.

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Vulnerability Details for GD bbPress Attachments

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gd-bbpress-attachments (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.3
Patched Version
  • 2.3

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