CVE-2014-8087 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the post highlights plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 2.6.1. An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'txt' parameter within a 'headline' action to the 'ajax/ph_save.php' file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:post_highlights_projects:post_highlights:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.