Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026No known patch
CVE-2015-9438
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory (reason: Security Issue), and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
CVE-2015-9438
Description
The display-widgets plugin before 2.04 for WordPress has XSS via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=dw_show_widget id_base, widget_number, or instance parameter.
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Affected products
2- WordPress/display-widgetsdescription
- Range: <2.04
Patches
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References
3- cinu.pl/research/wp-plugins/mail_a7012199c9236754edd72786637e5d2d.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/display-widgets/nvdProductThird Party Advisory
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8247nvdThird Party Advisory
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