4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-1436
Easing Slider WordPress XSS Vulnerability
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Easing Slider plugin before 2.2.0.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the edit parameter in the (1) easingslider_manage_customizations or (2) easingslider_edit_sliders page to wp-admin/admin.php.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 16, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 13, 2019, 3:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1436 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Easing_slider_project easing_slider
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-1436.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130355/WordPress-Easing-Slider-2.2.0.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72572 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100861 VDB Entry
https://wordpress.org/plugins/easing-slider/changelog/ Patch Release Notes
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23249 Exploit

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1436 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1436 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/easing-slider/changelog/ Patch https://wordpress.org/plugins/easing-slider/changelog/ Patch, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100861 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100861 VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130355/WordPress-Easing-Slider-2.2.0.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130355/WordPress-Easing-Slider-2.2.0.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72572 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72572 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:easing_slider:easing_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2.0.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:easing_slider_project:easing_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2.0.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/100861 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100861 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:easing_slider:easing_slider:2.2.0.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130355/WordPress-Easing-Slider-2.2.0.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130355/WordPress-Easing-Slider-2.2.0.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23249 No Types Assigned https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23249 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/easing-slider/changelog/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/easing-slider/changelog/ Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72572 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72572 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.00%

score

0.52161

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability