# CVE-2015-1365: Directory traversal vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to wri

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2015-01-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75
- 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100036
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/117147
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5
- https://www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2015-01.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/pixabay-images/changelog/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846

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