CVE-2015-5732 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the form function in the WP_Nav_Menu_Widget class in wp-includes/default-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a widget title.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03899.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-294-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3332-1	wordpress security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3383-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5678	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the form function in the WP_Nav_Menu_Widget class in wp-includes/default-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a widget title.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76160
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33529
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8131

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-11-09T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.365Z

Reserved: 2015-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5732

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-11-09T11:59:04.383

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5732

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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