CVE-2015-9503
The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor...
The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.
- Record
CVE-2015-9503- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.
- Record
CVE-2015-9503- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-9343 No score
The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.
- Record
EUVD-2015-9343- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5q9g-q84m-jqhx
The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor...
The Modern theme before 1.4.2 for WordPress has XSS via the genericons/example.html anchor identifier.
- Record
GHSA-5q9g-q84m-jqhx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-9503 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Webmandesign Modern Theme, published October 23, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.