WordPress <= 4.2.3 - Widgets Title Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affects WordPresses

4.2.3
fixed in version 4.2.4
4.2.2
fixed in version 4.2.4
4.2.1
fixed in version 4.2.4
4.2
fixed in version 4.2.4
4.1.6
fixed in version 4.1.7
4.1.5
fixed in version 4.1.7
4.1.4
fixed in version 4.1.7
4.1.3
fixed in version 4.1.7
4.1.2
fixed in version 4.1.7
4.1.1
fixed in version 4.1.7
4.1
fixed in version 4.1.7
4.0.6
fixed in version 4.0.7
4.0.5
fixed in version 4.0.7
4.0.4
fixed in version 4.0.7
4.0.3
fixed in version 4.0.7
4.0.2
fixed in version 4.0.7
4.0.1
fixed in version 4.0.7
4.0
fixed in version 4.0.7
3.9.7
fixed in version 3.9.8
3.9.6
fixed in version 3.9.8
3.9.5
fixed in version 3.9.8
3.9.4
fixed in version 3.9.8
3.9.3
fixed in version 3.9.8
3.9.2
fixed in version 3.9.8
3.9.1
fixed in version 3.9.8
3.9
fixed in version 3.9.8
3.8.9
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8.8
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8.7
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8.6
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8.5
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8.4
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8.3
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8.2
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8.1
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.8
fixed in version 3.8.10
3.7.9
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7.8
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7.7
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7.6
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7.5
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7.4
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7.3
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7.2
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7.1
fixed in version 3.7.10
3.7
fixed in version 3.7.10

References

CVE 2015-5732
URL https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33529

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 7294
Verified No
WPVDB ID 8131

Timeline

Publicly Published 2015-08-05 (about 4 years ago)
Added 2015-08-05 (about 4 years ago)
Last Updated 2018-08-29 (about 1 year ago)

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