4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-9230
"BulletProof Security WordPress XSS Vulnerability"
Description

In the admin/db-backup-security/db-backup-security.php page in the BulletProof Security plugin before .52.5 for WordPress, XSS is possible for remote authenticated administrators via the DBTablePrefix parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2017, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 10, 2020, 7:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-9230 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 Ait-pro bulletproof_security
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-2015-9230.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/3 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016010011 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9230-bulletproof.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/bps-changelog/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/3 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135125/BulletProof-Security-.52.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8224 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-9230 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-9230 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]

    Nov. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9230-bulletproof.html No Types Assigned https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9230-bulletproof.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9230-bulletproof.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016010011 No Types Assigned https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016010011 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8224 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8224 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135125/BulletProof-Security-.52.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135125/BulletProof-Security-.52.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/3 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/bps-changelog/ No Types Assigned https://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/bps-changelog/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ait-pro:bulletproof_security:.52.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-9230 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-9230 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.03 }} -0.06%

score

0.83620

percentile

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