CVE-2015-5622 | BDVDB-2026-70829 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
- https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.