Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.2 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 May 22, 2016
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.78%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/wp-db.php in WordPress before 4.2.2 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-3440.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
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 4, 2026 | 1.78% (0.01784) | 77.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01791) | 75.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 70.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.34% (0.03336) | 78.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 70.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 3.34% (0.03336) | 84.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 71.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 56.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 55.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 53.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/05/wordpress-4-2-2/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3639 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2015/05/wordpress-4-2-2/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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