3.5
LOW
CVE-2015-5622
WordPress XSS
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 3, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 4, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-5622 has a 42 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5622 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wordpress wordpress
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-5622.

URL Resource
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359
https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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SofCora/pentesting_project_sofcora

pen testing project for codepath fall 2022

Updated: 1 year, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2023, 5:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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HarryMartin001/WordPress-vs.-Kali-Week-7-8

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 4, 2022, 5:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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Afetter618/WordPress-PenTest

WordPress Pen Testing

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 23, 2022, 8:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 100 different CVEs too.
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hiraali34/codepath_homework

None

Updated: 1 year ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 24, 2022, 7:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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Japluas93/WordPress-Exploits-Project

None

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2022, 5:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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SLyubar/codepath_Unit8

None

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 1, 2022, 2:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.
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ahmedj98/Pentesting-Unit-7

None

Updated: 3 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 3, 2021, 6:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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DannyLi804/CodePath-Pentesting

None

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 24, 2021, 3:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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emilylaih/Weeks-7-8-Project-WordPress-vs.-Kali

None

Updated: 10 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 15, 2021, 7:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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krushang598/Cybersecurity-Week-7-and-8

None

Updated: 4 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 11, 2020, 7:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.
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jlangdev/WPvsKali

None

Updated: 4 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2020, 2:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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yud121212/WordPress-PT

Exploiting Wordpress vulnerabilities discovered via WPScan

Updated: 3 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Feb. 6, 2020, 2:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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christiancastro1/Codepath-Week-7-8-Assignement

None

Updated: 5 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2019, 8:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.
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bryanvnguyen/WordPress-PT

Exploiting Wordpress vulnerabilities discovered via WPScan

Updated: 3 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 18, 2019, 10:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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XiaoyanZhang0999/WordPress_presenting

Web Security Week 7-8

Updated: 5 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 14, 2019, 4:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5622 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5622 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad de XSS en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.2.3, permite a usuarios remotos autenticados inyectar secuencias de comandos web arbitrarios o HTML a través del aprovechamiento del rol de Author o Contributor para colocar un código acortado manipulado dentro de un elemento HTML, afín a wp-includes/kses.php and wp-includes/shortcodes.php.
    Added Translation Vulnerabilidad de XSS en WordPress en versiones anteriores a 4.2.3, permite a usuarios remotos autenticados inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través del aprovechamiento del rol de Author o Contributor para colocar un código corto manipulado dentro de un elemento HTML, relacionado con wp-includes/kses.php y wp-includes/shortcodes.php.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 No Types Assigned http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5622 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-5622 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} 0.00%

score

0.70249

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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