Name: CVE-2014-5240: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2014-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-5240, CWE-79, CVSS 4.8, EPSS 0.00634

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade wordpress	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 18, 2014
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade wordpress	Nov 19, 2024	Aug 18, 2014
Wordpress	—	Upgrade Wordpress to version 3.9.2	May 16, 2017	Aug 18, 2014

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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