Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 3, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5622
CVE-2015-5622
Description
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.2.2
- (no CPE)range: <4.2.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3nvdPatch
- wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037nvd
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359nvd
- klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.htmlnvd
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111nvd
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