XSS in Buffercode Random Banner
CVE-2014-4847
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Random Banner plugin 1.1.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the buffercode_RBanner_url_banner1 parameter in an update action to wp-admin/options.php.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Buffercode Random Banner — versions 1.1.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/127292/WordPress-Random-Banner-1.1.2.1-Cross-Site… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68280 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4847?
- CVE-2014-4847 is a vulnerability in Buffercode Random Banner, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-07-10.
- Is CVE-2014-4847 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.