WordPress <= 4.1.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

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Description 
WordPress versions 4.1.1 and earlier are affected by a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a site.

Affects

WordPresses
4.1.1
fixed in version 4.1.2

4.1
fixed in version 4.1.2

4.0.1
fixed in version 4.1.2

4.0
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.9.2
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.9.1
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.9
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.8.3
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.8.2
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.8.1
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.8
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.7.1
fixed in version 4.1.2

3.7
fixed in version 4.1.2

References

CVE 2015-3438
URL https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/
URL https://cedricvb.be/post/wordpress-stored-xss-vulnerability-4-1-2/

Classification

Type XSS
OWASP Top 10 A3: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Submitter ethicalhack3r
Submitter Website https://dewhurstsecurity.com/
Submitter Twitter ethicalhack3r
Views 4173
Verified No
WPVDB ID 7929

Timeline

Publicly Published 2015-04-21 (over 2 years ago)
Added 2015-04-21 (over 2 years ago)
Last Updated 2015-08-05 (almost 2 years ago)

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