CVE-2015-5535 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the qTranslate plugin 2.5.39 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the edit parameter in the qtranslate page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Published: 2015-08-13

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qtranslate_project:qtranslate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5489	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the qTranslate plugin 2.5.39 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the edit parameter in the qtranslate page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132916/WordPress-qTranslate-2.5.39-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536102/100/0/threaded
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8120
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23265

History

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Subscriptions

Qtranslate Project Qtranslate

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-08-13T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:50:02.616Z

Reserved: 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5535

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-13T14:59:07.720

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

Link: CVE-2015-5535

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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