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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GD bbPress Attachments Plugin up to 2.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown code of the file forms/panels.php. The manipulation of the argument tab with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 08/18/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5481 since 07/10/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:forms/panels.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11510 (WordPress GD bbPress Attachments Plugin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-52907†). The entry VDB-77278 is pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• GD bbPress Attachments Plugin

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Qualys ID: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: GD bbPress Attachments Plugin 2.3

Timelineinfo

07/10/2015 🔍
08/18/2015 +39 days 🔍
08/18/2015 +0 days 🔍
08/18/2015 +0 days 🔍
08/19/2015 +1 days 🔍
09/22/2015 +34 days 🔍
06/12/2022 +2455 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 132657
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-5481 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 52907 - GD bbPress Attachments Plugin for WordPress Remote XSS Vulnerability in wp-admin/edit.php, Medium

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2015 10:20 AM
Updated: 06/12/2022 02:20 PM
Changes: 08/19/2015 10:20 AM (51), 01/03/2018 09:49 AM (8), 06/12/2022 02:20 PM (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 35:C43:40

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