CVE-2015-5734

WordPress < 4.2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting in Legacy Theme Preview

Title source: llm

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the legacy theme preview implementation in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string.

References (10)

Core 10

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178

Product x_refsource_confirm

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33549

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_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8133

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/08/persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-wordpress-explained.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0345

EPSS Percentile 87.7%

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (1)

wordpress/wordpress < 4.2.3

Published Nov 09, 2015

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026