Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in example.html in Genericons before 3.3.1, as used in WordPress before 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a fragment identifier.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 4.2.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 4.2.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 4.2.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 8 | wordpress | 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u2 | DSA-3328-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-3328-1 wordpress - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-protect-your-wordpress-site-from-the-genericons-example-html-xss-vulnerability
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7965
- 20150507 Wordpress Twenty Fifteen Theme - DOM XSS Vulnerability - CVE-2015-3429 mailing-list
- DSA-3328 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-6790 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/Automattic/Genericons/commit/798ac98579dd72dfdb11bdee3e7bebf01cffb1f7
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/05/wordpress-4-2-2/
- https://www.netsparker.com/cve-2015-3429-dom-xss-vulnerability-in-twenty-fifteen-wordpress-theme/
- 20150509 Wordpress Twenty Fifteen Theme - DOM XSS Vulnerability - CVE-2015-3429 mailing-list
- 74534 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2015-6808 vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131802/WordPress-Twenty-Fifteen-4.2.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html