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
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Jul 10, 2014 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

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.

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

Primary and upstream sources