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TI-2014-04277 Aliases CVE-2014-5240GHSA-324x-63mr-8cqc

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before…

Priority LOW 16CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
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 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02196 82nd 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 · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.9.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2 beta1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 beta1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

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-2014-5240
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-324x-63mr-8cqc

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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