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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-294-1 | wordpress security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3328-1 | wordpress security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3328-2 | wordpress regression update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3332-1 | wordpress security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3332-2 | wordpress regression update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3383-1 | wordpress security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-5574 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:02.694Z
Reserved: 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-5622
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-08-03T14:59:01.680
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-5622
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD