Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-3438 (CCN-105376)

Assigned:2015-04-21
Published:2015-04-21
Updated:2016-12-06
Summary:Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Cross-Site Scripting
References:Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-3438

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2015-6778

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2015-6808

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2015-6790

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-3250

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
74269

Source: CCN
Type: BID-74269
WordPress Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1032207

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
https://cedricvb.be/post/wordpress-stored-xss-vulnerability-4-1-2/

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-cve20153438-xss(105376)

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
WordPress 4.1.2 Security Release

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7929

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-3438

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.1.1)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:31
    P
    		DSA-3250-1 -- wordpress -- security update
    2016-02-08
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201534380000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-3438 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2015-08-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201534380000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-3438 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2015-08-05
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20153438000
    V
    		CVE-2015-3438 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2015-08-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20153438000
    V
    		CVE-2015-3438 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2015-08-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20153438000
    V
    		CVE-2015-3438 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2015-08-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20153438000
    V
    		CVE-2015-3438 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2015-08-04
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20153438000
    V
    		CVE-2015-3438 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2015-08-04
    BACK
    wordpress wordpress *
    debian debian linux 7.0
    debian debian linux 8.0
    wordpress wordpress 4.1.1