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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2015-5622

Related Vulnerabilities

Atlassian Jira URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') Vulnerability (CVE-2019-20417)

WordPress 4.6.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (4.6 - 4.6.15)

WordPress 3.0.3 KSES Library Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (0.6.2 - 3.0.3)

WordPress Plugin typofr Cross-Site Scripting (0.11)

Moodle Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7919)

Severity

Low

Classification

CVE-2015-5622 CWE-707

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities