VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-5622
CVSS score3.5 LOW
EPSS probability4.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-08-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the Author or Contributor role to place a crafted shortcode inside an HTML element, related to wp-includes/kses.php and wp-includes/shortcodes.php.
Weakness classification
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')