CVE-2015-6535 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/options-profiles.php in the YouTube Embed plugin before 3.3.3 for WordPress allows remote administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Profile name field (youtube_embed_name parameter).

Published: 2015-08-31

Score: 3.5 Low

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:youtube_embed_project:youtube_embed:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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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-2015-6474	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/options-profiles.php in the YouTube Embed plugin before 3.3.3 for WordPress allows remote administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Profile name field (youtube_embed_name parameter).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00501.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133340/WordPress-YouTube-Embed-3.3.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536334/100/0/threaded
https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-embed/changelog/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8163

History

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Subscriptions

Youtube Embed Project Youtube Embed

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-08-31T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:22:22.281Z

Reserved: 2015-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6535

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-31T18:59:09.980

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

Link: CVE-2015-6535

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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