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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.
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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 MITRE6/16/2016 10:03:46 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html
Added
Reference
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111
CVE Translated by NIST8/26/2015 7:45:13 AM
Action
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Old Value
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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.
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.
Modified Analysis by NIST8/21/2015 12:38:04 PM
Action
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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 MITRE8/17/2015 10:02:25 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328
Modified Analysis by NIST8/03/2015 3:01:43 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added
CWE
CWE-79
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Changed
Reference Type
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 No Types Assigned
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3 Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/ No Types Assigned