CVE-2014-9031
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CVE-2014-9031 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wptexturize function in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, and 3.9.x before 3.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted use of shortcode brackets in a text field, as demonstrated by a comment or a post.. EPSS estimates a 4.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wptexturize function in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, and 3.9.x before 3.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted use of shortcode brackets in a text field, as demonstrated by a comment or a post.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wordpress | Wordpress | <= 3.7.4 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8.1 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8.2 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8.3 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8.4 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.9 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.9.1 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.9.2 |
References
- https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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