XSS in WordPress
CVE-2015-5714
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the mishandling of unclosed HTML elements during processing of shortcode tags.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.069 (93.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.069 · newest: 0.069 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8186
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 (Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f72b21af23da6b6d54208e5c1d65ececdaa109c8
- wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 (vendor-advisory)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5714
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76745 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5714?
- CVE-2015-5714 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5714?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5714 known to be exploited?
- 36 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.