Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the media-playlists feature in WordPress…
Priority LOW 25CWE-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 media-playlists feature in WordPress before 3.9.x before 3.9.3 and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02839 86th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | 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
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9032
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x77c-vf7v-fg7j
References
More Wordpress vulnerabilities
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2014-9032 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9032 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x77c-vf7v-fg7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9032 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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