Cross-site Scripting (XSS) The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package wordpress (opens in a new tab)
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- published18 Aug 2014
- disclosed18 Aug 2014
Introduced: 18 Aug 2014
CVE-2014-5240 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Ubuntu.
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
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-5240
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5240
- 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