CVE-2015-9509 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published 23 Oct 2019 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Easy Digital Downloads Content Restriction extension allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via misuse of add_query_arg.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-9509?

CVE-2015-9509 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published on 23 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Content Restriction extension for WordPress, as used with EDD 1.8.x before 1.8.7, 1.9.x before 1.9.10, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.7, has XSS because add_query_arg is misused.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9509?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, Easydigitaldownloads Content Restriction.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9509?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2015-9509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2272-57h7-jjch.