XSS in Wordpress
CVE-2015-3438
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.086 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Wordpress
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- security@debian.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3438?
- CVE-2015-3438 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-08-05.
- Is CVE-2015-3438 known to be exploited?
- 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.