Directory traversal vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin…
Priority LOW 37CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.13028 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pixabay_images_project:pixabay_images:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.3 | Vulnerable | Pixabay Images Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:pixabay_images_project:pixabay_images:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.3 Vulnerable ·Pixabay Images Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1365
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hm8j-79h4-q2c7
References
Exploit 4
Other 3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=1067992%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixabay-images.php&old=926633%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixabay-images.php
- 117147
- [oss-security] 20150125 CVE request: MSA-2015-01: Wordpress Plugin Pixabay Images Multiple Vulnerabilities
More Pixabay Images Project Pixabay Images vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-01252 pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-01253 pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
- TI-2015-01243 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-1365 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1365 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hm8j-79h4-q2c7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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