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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-1375 · published 28 January 2015

CVE-2015-1375: Pixabay images project pixabay images permissions and access controls vulnerability

PPixabay Images Project · Pixabay Images

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.0% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75 Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5
http://www.osvdb.org/117146
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=1067992%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixa
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75 Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5
http://www.osvdb.org/117146
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=1067992%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixa

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-1375), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.