vulnerability
Wordpress: CVE-2015-5714: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 21, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 21, 2016
Added
May 16, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging the mishandling of unclosed HTML elements during processing of shortcode tags.
Solution
wordpress-upgrade-4_3_1
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