CVE-2015-5733 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the refreshAdvancedAccessibilityOfItem function in wp-admin/js/nav-menu.js in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an accessibility-helper title.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33540
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33541
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8132

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-11-09T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.307Z

Reserved: 2015-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5733

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-11-09T11:59:05.493

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5733

Redhat

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