CVE-2015-3438

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3438
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-05 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordPress Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: wordpress-4.2.1-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Version 4.1.2 « WordPress Codex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codex.wordpress.org Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: wordpress-4.2.2-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
WordPress › WordPress 4.1.2 Security Release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3250-1 wordpress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
WordPress Input Validation Flaws Permit Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: wordpress-4.2.2-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
WordPress <= 4.1.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wpvulndb.com
WordPress < 4.1.2 Stored XSS vulnerability – Cedric's Cruft af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cedricvb.be Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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