PT-2015-5287 · WordPress · Easing Slider

Published 2015-02-16 · Updated 2019-03-13 · CVE-2015-1436

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Easing Slider plugin versions prior to 2.2.0.7

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. The attack vector involves the edit parameter in specific pages, including easingslider manage customizations and easingslider edit sliders, which are accessed through wp-admin/admin.php.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.2.0.7, update to version 2.2.0.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the easingslider manage customizations and easingslider edit sliders pages in wp-admin/admin.php to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the edit parameter in these pages until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-1436

Affected Products

Easing Slider

References · 8

• 🔥 https://htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23249 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130355/WordPress-Easing-Slider-2.2.0.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/72572 · Exploit
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/easing-slider/changelog · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1436 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/534680/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1436 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100861 · Note