CVE-2015-3438

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2015-3438 · Published 05/08/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wordpress wordpress	`≤ 4.1.1`	No fix yet

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.

References

codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.1.2 · Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250
securityfocus.com/bid/74269
securitytracker.com/id/1032207
cedricvb.be/post/wordpress-stored-xss-vulnerability-4-1-2 · Exploit
wordpress.org/news/2015/04/wordpress-4-1-2 · Patch
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7929

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