CVE-2015-2824

Exp

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Simple Ads Manager plugin before 2.7.97 for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a (1) hits[][] parameter in a sam_hits action to sam-ajax.php; the (2) cstr parameter in a load_posts action to sam-ajax-admin.php; the (3) searchTerm parameter in a load_combo_data action to sam-ajax-admin.php; or the (4) subscriber, (5) contributor, (6) author, (7) editor, (8) admin, or (9) sadmin parameter in a load_users action to sam-ajax-admin.php.

Published: 2015-04-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2824 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.26%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-2824

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
36613 exploit_db edb 2015-04-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2824

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 11.77% 6.26% -5.51%
2 2025-12-20 12.08% 11.77% -0.31%
3 2025-05-03 12.08%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2824

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2824

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2824

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
simple_ads_manager_project simple_ads_manager 2.5.94 cpe:2.3:a:simple_ads_manager_project:simple_ads_manager:2.5.94:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
simple_ads_manager_project simple_ads_manager 2.5.96 cpe:2.3:a:simple_ads_manager_project:simple_ads_manager:2.5.96:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2824

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