Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-5240

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.
Published 2014-08-18 11:15:27
Updated 2015-11-25 20:22:12
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2014-5240

Threat overview for CVE-2014-5240

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2014-5240 48
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5240

EPSS FAQ
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 35 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-5240

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
 LOW AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
3.9
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2014-5240

References for CVE-2014-5240

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