Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.
Published: 2015-08-05
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-236-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3250-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3482 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.
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Debian Debian Linux
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:47:57.901Z

Reserved: 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3438

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-05T01:59:00.090

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-3438

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