SQL injection vulnerability in the wp_untrash_post_comments function in wp-includes/post.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a comment that is mishandled after retrieval from the trash.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2213 is rated Moderate Risk (58.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.24%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-04 | 32.88% | 21.24% | -11.64% |
| 2 | 2026-03-01 | 21.24% | 32.88% | +11.64% |
| 3 | 2026-02-04 | — | 21.24% | — |
Full EPSS history (38 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2015-2213 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wordpress), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2213 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2015-2213 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wordpress), 12 status rows across 12 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 8, ignored 2, DNE 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2213 |