CVE-2015-4557 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Nextend Twitter Connect plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions prior to 1.5.2. An attacker could exploit this by injecting arbitrary web script or HTML via the redirect_to parameter in the new_Twitter_sign_button function. The vulnerability has a CVSS 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, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, or entries in ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention from security researchers or the public.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nextendweb:nextend_twitter_connect:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
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.