Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-5714 (CCN-107849)

Assigned:2015-10-26
Published:2015-10-26
Updated:2017-11-04
Summary:Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the mishandling of unclosed HTML elements during processing of shortcode tags.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.1 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
6.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
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)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Cross-Site Scripting
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-5714

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:32:44 +0100
CVE Request: Wordpress: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user list table

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:55:17 -0400 (EDT)
Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user list table

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1033979
WordPress Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Bypass Publishing Permission Checks

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-3375

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-3383

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
76745

Source: CCN
Type: BID-76745
WordPress CVE-2015-5714 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1033979

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-cve20155714-xss(107849)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f72b21af23da6b6d54208e5c1d65ececdaa109c8

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5714

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web Site
WordPress 4.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8186

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-5714

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.3.0)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201557140000000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2016-05-22
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201557140000000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2016-05-22
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201557140000000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-05-22
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20155714000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20155714000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201557140000000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20155714000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20155714000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20155714000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20155714000
    V
    CVE-2015-5714 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2016-05-21
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:291
    P
    DSA-3383-1 wordpress -- security update
    2016-02-08
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:271
    P
    DSA-3375-1 -- wordpress -- security update
    2016-02-08
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    wordpress wordpress *
    wordpress wordpress 4.3