MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the mishandling of unclosed HTML elements during processing of shortcode tags
Published May 22, 2016
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.94%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the mishandling of unclosed HTML elements during processing of shortcode tags.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
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.
6.94% 0.06937
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06937
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 | 6.94% (0.06937) | 93.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 6.94% (0.06937) | 93.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 9.10% (0.09101) | 95.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 6.94% (0.06937) | 93.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 9.10% (0.09101) | 95.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 6.94% (0.06937) | 93.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 8.79% (0.08787) | 94.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 6.94% (0.06937) | 93.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 8.79% (0.08787) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.39% (0.06389) | 92.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 30.65% (0.30646) | 96.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 29.39% (0.29391) | 96.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 30.65% (0.30646) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 29.39% (0.29391) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 30.65% (0.30646) | 96.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 29.39% (0.29391) | 96.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 24.01% (0.24014) | 95.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 29.39% (0.29391) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 24.01% (0.24014) | 95.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 29.39% (0.29391) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.65% (0.30646) | 96.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 47.82% (0.47821) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 30.65% (0.30646) | 96.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 47.82% (0.47821) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.65% (0.30646) | 96.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00634) | 78.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 7, 2024 | 12.56% (0.12563) | 94.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.75% (0.16753) | 95.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76745 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f72b21af23da6b6d54208e5c1d65ececdaa109c8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5714 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8186 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76745 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f72b21af23da6b6d54208e5c1d65ececdaa109c8 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5714 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8186 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 22, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 2, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5714
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a