WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Brackets

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2014-9031
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published November 20, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability 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 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted use of shortcode brackets in a text field, as demonstrated by a comment or a post.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7
  • 3.7 - 3.7.4
  • 3.8 - 3.8.4
  • 3.9 - 3.9.2
  • 4.0 - 4.0
Patched Version
  • 3.7.5
  • 3.8.5
  • 3.9.3
  • 4.0.1
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