Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-WORDPRESS-363652
  • published18 Aug 2014
  • disclosed18 Aug 2014

Introduced: 18 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-5240  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 wordpress to version 3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1