CVE-2015-3429

Published: Jun 17, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in example.html in Genericons before 3.3.1, as used in WordPress before 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a fragment identifier.

Affected (2)

Products: Automattic: Genericons · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Automattic Genericons	Up to 3.3

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Wordpress Wordpress	Up to 4.2.1

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (24)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131802/WordPress-Twenty-Fifteen-4.2.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/41

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535486/100/1000/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74534

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/Automattic/Genericons/commit/798ac98579dd72dfdb11bdee3e7bebf01cffb1f7

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://wordpress.org/news/2015/05/wordpress-4-2-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7965

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-protect-your-wordpress-site-from-the-genericons-example-html-xss-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://www.netsparker.com/cve-2015-3429-dom-xss-vulnerability-in-twenty-fifteen-wordpress-theme/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html