CVE-2015-3440

Published: Aug 3, 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 wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a long comment that is improperly stored because of limitations on the MySQL TEXT data type.

Affected (3)

Products: Debian: Debian Linux · Wordpress: Wordpress

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wordpress Wordpress	Up to 4.2

Related CWEs

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 (30)

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.1

Source: security@debian.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html

Source: security@debian.org

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

Source: security@debian.org

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

Source: security@debian.org

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/121320

Source: security@debian.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131644/WordPress-4.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Source: security@debian.org

Exploit

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/84

Source: security@debian.org

Exploit

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74334

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032199

Source: security@debian.org

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/32299

Source: security@debian.org

https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress2.html

Source: security@debian.org

Exploit

https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-2-1/

Source: security@debian.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7945

Source: security@debian.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36844/

Source: security@debian.org

Exploit

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/121320

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131644/WordPress-4.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/84

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74334

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032199

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/32299

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress2.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-2-1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7945

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36844/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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