CVE-2014-5240
WordPress < 3.9.2 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via Avatar URL
Title source: llmDescription
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2, when Multisite is enabled, allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and obtain Super Admin privileges, via a crafted avatar URL.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/
Product x_refsource_confirm
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29398
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3
Scores
EPSS
0.0063
EPSS Percentile
70.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (32)
debian/debian_linux
7.0
wordpress/wordpress
3.0
wordpress/wordpress
3.0.1
wordpress/wordpress
3.0.2
wordpress/wordpress
3.0.3
wordpress/wordpress
3.0.4
wordpress/wordpress
3.0.5
wordpress/wordpress
3.0.6
wordpress/wordpress
3.1
wordpress/wordpress
3.1.1
... and 22 more
Published
Aug 18, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026