Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the legacy theme preview implementation in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/08/persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-wordpress-explained.html
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33549
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8133
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/08/persistent-xss-vulnerability-in-wordpress-explained.html
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33549
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8133
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 9, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified