CVE-2015-7989: wordpress Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-7989DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7989
Published 22-05-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-7989 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in wordpress. EPSS estimates a 2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.3% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 3.7.11.
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)EPSS score
2.33%
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 3Timeline
- 22-05-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user list table in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted e-mail address, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5714.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 3 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
Medium 5.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Low 3.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.33% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.33%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Wordpress2 products
- wordpress< 3.7 (fixed in 3.7.11) | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.10 (fixed in 3.7.11) | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.10 (fixed in 3.7.11) | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.8 (fixed in 3.7.11) | ≥ 4.0, ≤ 4.0.7 (fixed in 3.7.11) | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.7 (fixed in 3.7.11) | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.4 (fixed in 3.7.11) | 4.3 (fixed in 3.7.11)
- wordpress≤ 4.3.0
Debian1 product
- wordpress< 4.3.1+dfsg-1
Ubuntu1 product
- wordpress< 4.3.1+dfsg-1
3 vendors · 4 products
References
12 links
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f91a5fd10ea7245e5b41e288624819a37adf290aX Refsource CONFIRMPatchREPORT
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8187X Refsource MISC