CVE-2014-9036
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CVE-2014-9036 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence in a post.. EPSS estimates a 2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence in a post.
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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 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 4.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
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
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- Status
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