CVE-2014-4520 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DMCA WaterMarker plugin (before version 1.1) for WordPress, specifically within the phprack.php file. Attackers can exploit this by injecting arbitrary web script or HTML via the plugin_dir parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (P) but not confidentiality or availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low profile.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dmca:dmca_watermarker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.