The FancyBox for WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict…
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The FancyBox for WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 for WordPress does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an mfbfw[*] parameter in an update action to wp-admin/admin-post.php, as demonstrated by the mfbfw[padding] parameter and exploited in the wild in February 2015.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06407 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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:colorlib:fancybox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | colorlibplugins |
- cpe:2.3:a:colorlib:fancybox:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·colorlibplugins
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1494
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44cc-c4hq-r7vv
References
More colorlibplugins Fancybox vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-03225 FancyBox for WordPress < 3.3.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-00611 Cross-site scripting in colorlibplugins FancyBox for WordPress CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-1494 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1494 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44cc-c4hq-r7vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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