Description
admin/includes/class.import.snippet.php in the "Woody ad snippets" plugin before 2.2.5 for WordPress allows unauthenticated options import, as demonstrated by storing an XSS payload for remote code execution.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 2 repositories
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GeneralEG/CVE-2019-15858 ★ 32 · Sep 12, 2019
Unauthenticated RCE at Woody Ad Snippets / CVE-2019-15858 (PoC)
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orangmuda/CVE-2019-15858 ★ 3 · Oct 11, 2021
Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution at Woody Ad Snippets (PoC)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress Woody Ad Snippets <2.2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting/Remote Code Execution http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-15858.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.