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TI-2014-04252 Aliases CVE-2014-5203GHSA-2wgg-mrqh-cxvr

wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in the widget implementation in WordPress…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in the widget implementation in WordPress 3.9.x before 3.9.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03892 90th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.1VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5203
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wgg-mrqh-cxvr
  3. 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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