CVE-2015-5481 (GCVE-0-2015-5481)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-18 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/gd-bbpress-attachme… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8088 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://security.dxw.com/advisories/reflected-xss… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132657/WordP… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/53 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
Date Public
2015-07-04 00:00
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