CVE-2015-1365

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the q parameter.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 21.98% Top 5%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75 mailing list exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=1067992%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixabay-images.php&old=926633%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixabay-images.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100036 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/117147 vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5 mailing list
https://www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2015-01.txt exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins/pixabay-images/changelog/ patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1365?
CVE-2015-1365 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1365?
To fix CVE-2015-1365, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1365 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1365 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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