MEDIUM
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
Published Aug 3, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.89%
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 products
No data.
Configuration 1
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.
16.89% 0.16889
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16889
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 (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.89% (0.16889) | 96.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 16.32% (0.16324) | 96.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.87% (0.17869) | 96.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 14.39% (0.14391) | 94.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 10.33% (0.10329) | 92.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 5.82% (0.05823) | 90.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 10.33% (0.10329) | 92.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 5.82% (0.05823) | 90.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 9.75% (0.09749) | 92.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 5.82% (0.05823) | 90.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 10.33% (0.10329) | 92.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.18% (0.17175) | 94.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.06% (0.21063) | 92.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 17.18% (0.17175) | 94.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 23.12% (0.23124) | 95.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.18% (0.17175) | 94.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 64.10% (0.64099) | 98.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2024 | 91.73% (0.91732) | 99.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 93.40% (0.93403) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 94.40% (0.94404) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 94.66% (0.94662) | 98.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2023 | 94.96% (0.94962) | 98.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 95.03% (0.95026) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.29% (0.95288) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 17.43% (0.17434) | 96.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 17.43% (0.17434) | 96.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 19.05% (0.19055) | 96.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 19.05% (0.19055) | 93.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (15)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 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://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/121320 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131644/WordPress-4.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/84 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74334 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032199 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/32299 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress2.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-2-1/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7945 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36844/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Aug 3, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2015
Link CVE-2015-3440
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a