CVE-2014-5240
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-5240 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-08-18 11:15:27 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.2 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress › WordPress 3.9.2 Security Release | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wordpress.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3001-1 wordpress | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| oss-security - Re: WordPress 3.9.2 release - needs CVE's | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| Changeset 29398 – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.