Cross-site scripting in WordPress - CVE-2014-9031
Published: November 26, 2014 / Updated: November 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41062
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9031
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Affected software:
WordPress
WordPress
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists 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. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9031
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
- http://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/62
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71237
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
- https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/