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

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	A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE	CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Submitter	ethicalhack3r
Submitter Website	https://dewhurstsecurity.com/
Submitter Twitter	ethicalhack3r
Views	8465
Verified	No
WPVDB ID	7929

Timeline

Publicly Published	2015-04-21 (over 4 years ago)
Added	2015-04-21 (over 4 years ago)
Last Updated	2018-08-29 (12 months ago)

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