XSS in Wordpress
CVE-2015-3440
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a long comment that is improperly stored because of limitations on the MySQL TEXT data type.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.179 (96.9th 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 (Exploit, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3440?
- CVE-2015-3440 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-08-03.
- Is CVE-2015-3440 known to be exploited?
- 49 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.