CVE-2015-5622
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5622
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-5622.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-5622
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:06.454178Z
- Published
- 2015-08-03T14:59:01Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:15:06.454178Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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
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- 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
- 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