CVE-2015-9438 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the display-widgets plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 2.04. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) can be exploited by an authenticated attacker via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint, manipulating the id_base, widget_number, or instance parameters, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:display-widgets_project:display-widgets:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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