# CVE-2015-7989: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via crafted email addresses in the WordPress user list table, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 May 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7989, GHSA-2v2w-x4hx-4vf7

## What is CVE-2015-7989?

CVE-2015-7989 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 22 May 2016. 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7989?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wordpress Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7989?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-7989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress

- [CVE-2026-63030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63030/): WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-87902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87902/): WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-60137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60137/): WordPress Core SQL Injection (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-2399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2399/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2400/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7989 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7989 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 22 May 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wordpress Wordpress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7989/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7989
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7989
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7989

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7989/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.