XSS in WordPress
CVE-2014-9031
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.
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: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 3.8, 3.8.1, 3.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/62 (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085 (vendor-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12 (mailing-list)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
- klikki.fi/adv/wordpress.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71237 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9031?
- CVE-2014-9031 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-11-25.
- Is CVE-2014-9031 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.