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CVE-2014-5240

LOW 2.1 CVSS 2.0
Published
August 18, 2014
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 3.9.1; Version 3.0; Version 3.0.1; Version 3.0.2; Version 3.0.3; Version 3.0.4; Version 3.0.5; Version 3.0.6; Version 3.1; Version 3.1.1; Version 3.1.2; Version 3.1.3; Version 3.1.4; Version 3.2; Version 3.2.1; Version 3.3; Version 3.3.1; Version 3.3.2; Version 3.3.3; Version 3.4.0; Version 3.4.1; Version 3.4.2; Version 3.5.0; Version 3.5.1; Version 3.6; Version 3.6.1; Version 3.7; Version 3.7.1; Version 3.8; Version 3.8.1; Version 3.9.0

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 3.9.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.4
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.5
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.0.6
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.1.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.1.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.1.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.1.4
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.2.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.3.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.3.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.3.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.4.0
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.4.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.4.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.5.0
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.5.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.6
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.6.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.7
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.7.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.8
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.8.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.9.0

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