CVE-2015-5732

WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via Widget Title

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the form function in the WP_Nav_Menu_Widget class in wp-includes/default-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a widget title.

Vulnerabilidad de XSS en la función form en la clase WP_Nav_Menu_Widget en wp-includes/default-widgets.php en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.2.4 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través de un título de widget.

Several vulnerabilities have been fixed in Wordpress, the popular blogging engine.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

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

2015-08-04 CVE Reserved
2015-08-04 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178	Vdb Entry
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33529	X_refsource_confirm
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8131	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4	2017-11-04
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release	2017-11-04

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332	2017-11-04
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383	2017-11-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				<= 4.2.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 4.2.3"		-		Affected