WordPress Core < 3.9.2 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via Avatar URL

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2014-5240
CVSS	Low (3.8)
Publicly Published	August 6, 2014
Last Updated	January 22, 2024

Description

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

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Core
Software Slug	wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 3.7 3.7 - 3.7.3 3.8 - 3.8.3 3.9 - 3.9.1
Patched Version	3.7.4 3.8.4 3.9.2

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