CVE-2015-5622
Low
Description
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.
SeverityLow
CVSS3.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Wordpress
PublishedAug 3, 2015
First seenAug 3, 2015
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress wordpress | v ≤ 4.2.2 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0 | — |
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