CVE-2015-5733

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Published Nov 9, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed

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

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5679	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 5.0% (4.958% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33540
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33541
https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8132

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:59 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 9, 2015, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:59 AM
Reserved: Aug 4, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 9, 2015, 11:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM

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