CVE-2015-5622

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.

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateAug 03, 2015, 14:59

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-79

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

3.5

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE

References

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

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-79

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

3.5

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE