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CVE-2015-5151

Slider Revolution: Cross-site Scripting

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
17 Dec 2014
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
4.2.3
Also known as
WPV-bb8dafbd139d
Sources
NVD, WPVulnerability

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin 4.2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the client_action parameter in a revslider_ajax_action action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Slider RevolutionServers and applications · cpe:a:themepunch:slider_revolution
  • Version 4.2.2
Slider RevolutionWordPress plugins · wp-plugin:revslider
  • Every version before 4.2.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5151
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5151
  • Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/revslider/slider-revolution-422-cross-site-scripting