MEDIUM
pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress does not validate hostnames, which allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files via an upload URL with a host other than pixabay.com
Published Jan 28, 2015
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 33.10%
Description
pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress does not validate hostnames, which allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files via an upload URL with a host other than pixabay.com.
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.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
33.10% 0.33096
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.33096
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 (17 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 33.10% (0.33096) | 98.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 33.97% (0.33974) | 98.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 70.51% (0.70510) | 98.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 76.75% (0.76751) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 70.51% (0.70510) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 78.30% (0.78298) | 98.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 70.51% (0.70510) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 16, 2025 | 85.10% (0.85096) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 82.67% (0.82666) | 98.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 89.25% (0.89248) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 88.83% (0.88832) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 91.72% (0.91723) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 92.39% (0.92393) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 93.24% (0.93236) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 92.22% (0.92221) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 23.27% (0.23269) | 96.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 23.27% (0.23269) | 94.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- 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_MLISTExploit
- 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_MLISTExploit | |
| 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-2015-1376
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a