WordPress up to 4.3.0 User List Table cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 4.3.0. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component User List Table. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-7989. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress up to 4.3.0 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component User List Table. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 05/22/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7989 since 10/28/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86448 (Debian DSA-3375-1 : wordpress - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175539 (Debian Security Update for wordpress (DSA 3383-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86448). See VDB-76800, VDB-87561 and VDB-87562 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 86448
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3375-1 : wordpress - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703383
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3383-1 (wordpress - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 4.3.1
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/19/2015 🔍
10/20/2015 +1 days 🔍
10/28/2015 +8 days 🔍
05/21/2016 +206 days 🔍
05/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/23/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/21/2022 +2281 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: f91a5fd10ea7245e5b41e288624819a37adf290a
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-7989 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7989
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87563

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SecurityTracker: 1033979

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2016 10:30
Updated: 08/21/2022 13:40
Changes: 05/23/2016 10:30 (63), 12/09/2018 11:22 (11), 08/21/2022 13:40 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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