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CVE-2014-9031

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.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
25 Nov 2014
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Version 3.9.2
  • Version 3.9.1
  • Version 3.9
  • Version 3.8.4
All 9 release lines
  • Every version up to 3.7.4
  • Version 3.8
  • Version 3.8.1
  • Version 3.8.2
  • Version 3.8.3
  • Version 3.8.4
  • Version 3.9
  • Version 3.9.1
  • Version 3.9.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9031
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9031