CVE-2015-3440
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS 2.0
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a long comment that is improperly stored because of limitations on the MySQL TEXT data type.
Affected WordPress components
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WordPress coreUp to and including 4.2
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- n/a n/a — Versions not specified
- wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 4.2
References
- codex.wordpress.org http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.1
- lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html
- osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/121320
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131644/WordPress-4.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/84 Exploit
- www.debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250
- www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74334
- www.securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032199
- core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/32299
- klikki.fi https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress2.html Exploit
- wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-2-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7945
- www.exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36844/ Exploit
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record