CVE-2015-5622

WordPress < 4.2.3 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode in HTML Element

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 76.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
wordpress/wordpress < 4.2.2
Published Aug 03, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026