{"id":"CVE-2015-5622","details":"Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the Author or Contributor role to place a crafted shortcode inside an HTML element, related to wp-includes/kses.php and wp-includes/shortcodes.php.","modified":"2026-04-16T01:48:27.816744184Z","published":"2015-08-03T14:59:01Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:15:06.454178Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3328"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3332"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://wordpress.org/news/2015/07/wordpress-4-2-3/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.3"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/18"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76011"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033037"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33359"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress3.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8111"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}