Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.0.1+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362823
- published 25 Nov 2014
- disclosed 25 Nov 2014
Introduced: 25 Nov 2014
CVE-2014-9031 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.0.1+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9031
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
- http://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/62
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71237
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233