CVE-2014-9031 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the wptexturize function of WordPress versions prior to 3.7.5, 3.8.5, and 3.9.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by crafting shortcode brackets in text fields like comments or posts. While the CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity and leading to partial integrity impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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