WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-4855
Modified
Polylang: Cross-site scripting
Polylang is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
CVE / CNA score
4.3
CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score
4.3
CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
- Component
- Polylang
- Plugin slug
polylang- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 10, 2014
This CVE was published Jul 10, 2014 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
What to do
Patch or disable the affected component.
Update Polylang to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
Source record
Technical description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Polylang plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to a user description. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
References