CVE-2015-5622

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    CVE-2015-5622

    Published: 3 Aug 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383, https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/, http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3, https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359, https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html, https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High