Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 4.1.2, when MySQL is used without strict mode, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) four-byte UTF-8 character or (2) invalid character that reaches the database layer, as demonstrated by a crafted character in a comment.
An official patch is available. Apply the patch as soon as possible.
Patch StatusOfficial Patch
Change Log
| Date | Source | Changes | Score |
|---|
| 2026-07-17 | PoC | E: U→P | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-15 | cve.org | initial | 0.0 |
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | ≤ 4.1.1 |
Published: 2015-08-05