WordPress security changelog
HIGH
CVE-2014-5203
Modified
WordPress component: A security weakness
WordPress component is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
CVE / CNA score
7.5
CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score
7.5
CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
- Component
- WordPress component
- Plugin slug
Core- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 18, 2014
- Weakness
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
This CVE was published Aug 18, 2014 and is one of 45 known issues for WordPress core.
What to do
Patch or disable the affected component.
Update WordPress component to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
Source record
Technical description
wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in the widget implementation in WordPress 3.9.x before 3.9.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
References