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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.805176
Category:Web application abuses
Title:WordPress < 4.2.1 Comments Stored XSS Vulnerability
Summary:WordPress is prone to a stored cross-site scripting (XSS); vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
WordPress is prone to a stored cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists because input to truncated blog comments is not
validated before returning it to users.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote attacker to create a
specially crafted request that would execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session
within the trust relationship between their browser and the server.

Affected Software/OS:
WordPress version 4.2 and prior.

Solution:
Update to version 4.2.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3440
BugTraq ID: 74334
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74334
Debian Security Information: DSA-3250 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3250
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36844/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157391.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158278.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158271.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/84
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131644/WordPress-4.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress2.html
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7945
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/121320
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032199
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