Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:4772Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. A malicious user can inject and execute arbitrary webscript through the legacy theme preview implementation in wp-includes/theme.php by passing a string to it.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
blog.sucuri.net/2015/08/persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-wordpress-explained.html
codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33549
wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8133
Related
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N