XSS in Post Highlights Projects
CVE-2014-8087
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the post highlights plugin before 2.6.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the txt parameter in a headline action to ajax/ph_save.php.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.019 (77.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Post_highlights_projects Post_highlights
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8087?
- CVE-2014-8087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Post Highlights Projects, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8087?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-8087 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.