CVE-2015-7989 (GCVE-0-2015-7989)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-22 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:06
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Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user list table in WordPress before 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted e-mail address, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5714.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.3.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3375 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2015/09/wordpress-4-3-1/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033979 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3383 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/f91… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8187 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2015-09-15 00:00
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