CVE-2014-5240 (GCVE-0-2014-5240)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-08-18 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29398 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2014-08-06 00:00
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