XSS in Automattic Genericons
CVE-2015-3429
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in example.html in Genericons before 3.3.1, as used in WordPress before 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a fragment identifier.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (89.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.039 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Automattic Genericons
- WordPress
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-protect-your-wordpress-site-fro… (Exploit)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7965
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535486/100/1000/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/Automattic/Genericons/commit/798ac98579dd72dfdb11bdee3e7bebf01cffb1f7
- wordpress.org/news/2015/05/wordpress-4-2-2/
- www.netsparker.com/cve-2015-3429-dom-xss-vulnerability-in-twenty-fifteen-wordpr… (Exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/41 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74534 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3429?
- CVE-2015-3429 is a vulnerability in Automattic Genericons, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-06-17.
- Is CVE-2015-3429 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.