Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a long comment that is improperly stored because of limitations on the MySQL TEXT data type. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-3440.
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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-633-1 | wordpress security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3639-1 | wordpress security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-8700 | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a long comment that is improperly stored because of limitations on the MySQL TEXT data type. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-3440. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.082Z
Reserved: 2016-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-8834
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-05-22T01:59:04.757
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-8834
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD