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.
Published 2015-08-03 14:59:02
Updated 2017-11-04 01:29:07
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Threat overview for CVE-2015-5622

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2015-5622 6
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5622

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.42%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 71 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-5622

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
3.5
LOW AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.8
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2015-5622

References for CVE-2015-5622

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