cve/2015/CVE-2015-5481.md

### [CVE-2015-5481](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5481)
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### Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in forms/panels.php in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132657/WordPress-GD-bbPress-Attachments-2.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/53
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/reflected-xss-in-gd-bbpress-attachments-allows-an-attacker-to-do-almost-anything-an-admin-can/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8088

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.