Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Textpattern CMS before 4.5.7 allows remote…
Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Textpattern CMS before 4.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to setup/index.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01925 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.5.5 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.1 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.4 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.5.5 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.4 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4737
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8g9m-gx79-xjrc
References
More Textpattern vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09955 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the plugin upload function of Textpattern… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-18162 Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-11802 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the upload plugin of Textpattern v4.8.8 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-25434 Textpattern CMS 4.9.0: Second-Order XSS via Atom Feed Injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2018-05387 An issue was discovered in Textpattern CMS 4.6.2 and earlier. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13637 Textpattern 4.7.3 contains an aribtrary file load via the file_insert function in include/txp_file.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-4737 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4737 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8g9m-gx79-xjrc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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