Description
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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Hans-Martin Muench · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75
Product x_refsource_confirm
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
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100036
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/117147
Exploit exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5
Exploit x_refsource_misc
https://www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2015-01.txt
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://wordpress.org/plugins/pixabay-images/changelog/
Scores
EPSS
0.2725
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
pixabay_images_project/pixabay_images
< 2.3
Published
Jan 27, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026