CVE-2015-5734
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
09/11/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the legacy theme preview implementation in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/08/persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-wordpress-explained.html
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33549
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8133
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/08/persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-wordpress-explained.html
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33549
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8133