Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9031
CVE-2014-9031
Description
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.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.7.4
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.7.5, >=3.8.0 <3.8.5, >=3.9.0 <3.9.3
Patches
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References
9- wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.htmlnvd
- klikki.fi/adv/wordpress.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12nvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/62nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71237nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243nvd
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