CVE-2015-5622 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated users with Author or Contributor roles can inject arbitrary scripts via crafted shortcodes, potentially compromising other users' sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5622?
CVE-2015-5622 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Aug 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5622?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5622?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2015-5622 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5622 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5622, GHSA-cg2j-v6g7-3q66.