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CVE-2015-1494

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1494 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FancyBox for WordPress plugin, specifically versions prior to 3.0.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts through various mfbfw[*] parameters during an update action to wp-admin/admin-post.php. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-36087), and it was observed being exploited in the wild in February 2015, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:fancybox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-36087 · Feb 16, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0641 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.sucuri.net / 2015/02/zero-day-in-the-fancybox-for-wordpress-plugin.html
Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org / show/osvdb/118543
Broken Link
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/1082625
Issue Tracking
wordpress.org / plugins/fancybox-for-wordpress/changelog
Patch
wordpress.org / support/topic/possible-malware-2
Exploit
exploit-db.com / exploits/36087
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/10
Mailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/72506
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry