XSS in WordPress
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 wp-includes/kses.php and wp-includes/shortcodes.php.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.049 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- WordPress
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328 (vendor-advisory)
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 (Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037 (vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 (vendor-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18 (mailing-list)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5622?
- CVE-2015-5622 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-08-03.
- Is CVE-2015-5622 known to be exploited?
- 47 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.