XSS in WordPress
CVE-2014-9036
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.
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: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 3.8, 3.8.1, 3.8.2
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 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
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71236 (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-2014-9036?
- CVE-2014-9036 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-11-25.
- Is CVE-2014-9036 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.