PT-2015-6936 · Gd · Gd Bbpress Attachments

Luigi Gubello · Published 2015-08-18 · Updated 2016-12-22 · CVE-2015-5481

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 GD bbPress Attachments plugin versions prior to 2.3

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This is achieved by manipulating the tab parameter in the gdbbpress attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.

Recommendations For GD bbPress Attachments plugin versions prior to 2.3, update to version 2.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the gdbbpress attachments page in wp-admin/edit.php to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the tab parameter in the affected page until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-5481

Affected Products

Gd Bbpress Attachments

References · 7

• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/53 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://security.dxw.com/advisories/reflected-xss-in-gd-bbpress-attachments-allows-an-attacker-to-do-almost-anything-an-admin-can · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132657/WordPress-GD-bbPress-Attachments-2.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5481 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5481 · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8088 · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/gd-bbpress-attachments/changelog · Note