CVE-2015-10075Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unvalidated width option

Published Feb 7, 2023 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Stored XSS in George Stephanis Custom Content Width 1.0 allows attackers to execute script through the saved custom_content_width option. The custom_content_width_cb function writes the option into an HTML value attribute without validation or escaping. Exploitation requires prior ability to alter the WordPress option and a user to open Media settings, where the script executes in that user's browser.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in George Stephanis Custom Content Width 1.0 allows attackers to execute script through the saved custom_content_width option. The custom_content_width_cb function writes the option into an HTML value attribute without validation or escaping. Exploitation requires prior ability to alter the WordPress option and a user to open Media settings, where the script executes in that user's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2015-10075
Published
Feb 7, 2023
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
George Stephanis
Product
Custom Content Width
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

George Stephanis · Custom Content Widthversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

2.6VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.1VulDBAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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