MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-1365

Pixabay Images vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
13.4%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the q parameter.
Affected vendor
Pixabay Images Project
Affected product
Pixabay Images
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-01-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 13.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-1365

  • Confirm whether Pixabay Images Project Pixabay Images is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-1365.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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