MEDIUM
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment
Published Aug 5, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.13%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.13% 0.07133
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07133
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (32 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.13% (0.07133) | 94.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 7.13% (0.07133) | 93.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.47% (0.08467) | 94.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 81.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 89.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 81.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 89.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 81.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 89.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 81.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 88.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 81.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 88.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 81.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 88.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 80.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 88.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 80.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 88.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 80.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 4.66% (0.04658) | 88.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 80.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.29% (0.16285) | 91.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 80.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 16.29% (0.16285) | 93.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01900) | 82.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00916) | 82.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.76% (0.02756) | 90.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.76% (0.02756) | 88.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74269 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032207 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://cedricvb.be/post/wordpress-stored-xss-vulnerability-4-1-2/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7929 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74269 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032207 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://cedricvb.be/post/wordpress-stored-xss-vulnerability-4-1-2/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7929 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Aug 5, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2015
Link CVE-2015-3438
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a