Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3438
CVE-2015-3438
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.1.1
- (no CPE)range: <4.1.2
Patches
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References
10- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2nvdPatch
- wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- cedricvb.be/post/wordpress-stored-xss-vulnerability-4-1-2/nvdExploit
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74269nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032207nvd
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7929nvd
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