Name: CVE-2015-5732: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2015-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-5732, CWE-79, CVSS 5.8, EPSS 0.01687

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the form function in the WP_Nav_Menu_Widget class in wp-includes/default-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a widget title.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade wordpress	Nov 9, 2015	Oct 29, 2015
Freebsd	—	Upgrade zh-wordpress-zh_CNUpgrade wordpressUpgrade de-wordpressUpgrade zh-wordpress-zh_TWUpgrade ru-wordpressUpgrade ja-wordpress	Dec 10, 2025	Aug 6, 2015
Wordpress	—	Upgrade Wordpress to version 4.2.4	May 16, 2017	Nov 9, 2015

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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