HIGH
pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to the upload functionality, which allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files
Published Jan 28, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.89%
Description
pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress does not properly restrict access to the upload functionality, which allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.89% 0.11890
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11890
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.89% (0.11890) | 95.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.25% (0.12250) | 95.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 24.78% (0.24781) | 95.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 19.83% (0.19827) | 94.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.43% (0.14427) | 93.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 32.78% (0.32781) | 95.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 14.43% (0.14427) | 93.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 19.25% (0.19254) | 94.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.43% (0.14427) | 93.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 16, 2025 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 92.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 8.31% (0.08310) | 94.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.25% (0.07249) | 93.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 14.22% (0.14219) | 95.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 16.99% (0.16989) | 96.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.05% (0.18052) | 95.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/117146 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- 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 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/117146 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| 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 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 28, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1375
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a