CVE-2015-5622

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.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.97% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328 vendor advisory
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037 vdb entry
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18 mailing list
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5622?
CVE-2015-5622 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5622?
To fix CVE-2015-5622, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5622 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5622 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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