Vulnerability CVE-2015-7989

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-7989 (CCN-107848)

Assigned:

2015-10-26

Published:

2015-10-26

Updated:

2017-11-04

Summary:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user list table in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted e-mail address, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5714.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.4 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
4.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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): Low 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:

3.5 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
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-2015-7989

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: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1033979

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

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-cve20157989-xss(107848)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f91a5fd10ea7245e5b41e288624819a37adf290a

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7989

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/8187

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-7989

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 ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201579890000000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.	2016-05-22
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201579890000000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2016-05-22
oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201579890000000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.	2016-05-22
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201579890000000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.	2016-05-21
oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20157989000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.	2016-05-21
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20157989000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.	2016-05-21
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20157989000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.	2016-05-21
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20157989000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2016-05-21
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20157989000	V	CVE-2015-7989 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.	2016-05-21
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20157989000	V	CVE-2015-7989 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

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