CVE-2015-9472 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the incoming-links plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 0.9.10b. This flaw allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts via the Referer HTTP header, affecting the monitorbacklinks incoming_links product. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.9.10bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:monitorbacklinks:incoming_links:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.