VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5622
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the Author or Contributor role to place a crafted shortcode inside an HTML element, related to…
LOW 3.5EPSS 4.91%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the Author or Contributor role to place a crafted shortcode inside an HTML element, related to wp-includes/kses.php and wp-includes/shortcodes.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.91% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359
- https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359
- https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.