Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Wordfence Security plugin before 5.1.5…
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Wordfence Security plugin before 5.1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the val parameter to whois.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0119 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4932
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmrq-rhmh-prvq
References
More Wordfence Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02903 Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 7.6.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-4932 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4932 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cmrq-rhmh-prvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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