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TI-2014-07357 Aliases CVE-2014-9031GHSA-66rv-hwf5-7jr5

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wptexturize function in WordPress before…

Priority LOW 28CWE-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 the wptexturize function in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, and 3.9.x before 3.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted use of shortcode brackets in a text field, as demonstrated by a comment or a post.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05158 92nd 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 · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.7.4VulnerableWordPress
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:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.2VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.7.4 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:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9031
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66rv-hwf5-7jr5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • 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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Sources

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