CVE-2015-5622: debian debian_linux Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5622
Published 03-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-5622 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)EPSS score
4.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4Timeline
- 03-08-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.4Preferred score · wordfence (Source)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesSingle source
Low 3.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
4.91%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.91% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score4.91%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- wordpress< 4.2.3+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Wordpress2 products
- wordpress< 3.7 (fixed in 3.7.9) | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.8 (fixed in 3.7.9) | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.8 (fixed in 3.7.9) | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.6 (fixed in 3.7.9) | ≥ 4.0, ≤ 4.0.5 (fixed in 3.7.9) | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.5 (fixed in 3.7.9) | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.2 (fixed in 3.7.9)
- wordpress≤ 4.2.2
2 vendors · 4 products
References
13 links- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359X Refsource CONFIRM
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111X Refsource MISC
Show all 13 references
- klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.htmlX Refsource MISC