FKIE_CVE-2015-1494
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-02-17 15:59 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
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Summary
The FancyBox for WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an mfbfw[*] parameter in an update action to wp-admin/admin-post.php, as demonstrated by the mfbfw[padding] parameter and exploited in the wild in February 2015.
References
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