// For flags

CVE-2015-5714

WordPress Core < 4.3.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes

Severity Score

6.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the mishandling of unclosed HTML elements during processing of shortcode tags.

Vulnerabilidad de XSS en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.3.1 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios aprovechando el manejo incorrecto de elementos HTML no cerrados durante el procesamiento de etiquetas acortadas.

*Credits: Shahar Tal,Netanel Rubin
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-08-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-09-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-01-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wordpress
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Wordpress
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<= 4.3.0
Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 4.3.0"
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Affected