MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the refreshAdvancedAccessibilityOfItem function in wp-admin/js/nav-menu.js in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an accessibility-helper title
Published Nov 9, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.96%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the refreshAdvancedAccessibilityOfItem function in wp-admin/js/nav-menu.js in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an accessibility-helper title.
Affected products
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.
4.96% 0.04958
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04958
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.96% (0.04958) | 91.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05640) | 91.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01502) | 79.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.87% (0.20874) | 92.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01502) | 79.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 8.39% (0.08390) | 90.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01502) | 79.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00708) | 81.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00708) | 79.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00708) | 77.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33540 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33541 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8132 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33540 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33541 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8132 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 9, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 4, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5733
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a