CVE-2015-9501 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Artificial Intelligence WordPress theme allows attackers to inject scripts via exposed Genericons HTML files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-9501?

CVE-2015-9501 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Artificial Intelligence theme before 1.2.4 for WordPress has XSS because Genericons HTML files are unnecessarily placed under the web root.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9501?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Artificial Intelligence Project Artificial Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9501?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2015-9501 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wfhp-qmf5-xqg5.

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