Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1494
CVE-2015-1494
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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Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <3.0.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- wordpress.org/plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog/nvdPatch
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36087nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-malware-2nvdExploit
- blog.sucuri.net/2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72506nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118543nvdBroken Link
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10nvdMailing List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1082625/nvdIssue Tracking
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