CVE-2015-5734 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in the legacy theme preview implementation within wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress versions prior to 4.2.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through a specially crafted string. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity and resulting in potential information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.