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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-1376 · published 28 January 2015

CVE-2015-1376: Pixabay images project pixabay images improper access control vulnerability

PPixabay Images Project · Pixabay Images

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.

4.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 33% · top 1.7% CWE-284 · Improper access control
4.0CVSS 2.0 base score
33%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 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 validate hostnames, which allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files via an upload URL with a host other than pixabay.com.

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

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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5 Exploit
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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5 Exploit
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-2015-1376), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.