Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <3.9.2+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (37th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363653
- published 18 Aug 2014
- disclosed 18 Aug 2014
Introduced: 18 Aug 2014
CVE-2014-5240 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 3.9.2+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 wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2, when Multisite is enabled, allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and obtain Super Admin privileges, via a crafted avatar URL.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5240
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29398
- https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-5240
CVSS Scores
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