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CVE-2015-5733

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the refreshAdvancedAccessibilityOfItem function in wp-admin/js/nav-menu.js i

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the refreshAdvancedAccessibilityOfItem function in wp-admin/js/nav-menu.js in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an accessibility-helper title.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01502
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
wordpress<= 4.2.3
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD09 Nov 2015 · 11:59 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/04/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76331
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033178
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4PatchVendor Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33540
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33541
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