CVE-2014-4564 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Validated plugin version 1.0.2 and earlier for WordPress, specifically within the check.php component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'slug' parameter. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), this vulnerability has a low impact on integrity (P) and no impact on confidentiality or availability, requiring medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:validated_plugin_project:validated_plugin:*:*:*:*:*: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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