Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.

Remediation

References

CVE-2015-3438

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress 5.1.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (5.1 - 5.1.10)

Undertow Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Vulnerability (CVE-2014-7816)

phpMyFAQ Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2017-15728)

Atlassian Confluence Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2020-36290)

WordPress Plugin Login With Ajax Security Bypass (3.1.2)

Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2015-3438 CWE-707

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities