CVE-2014-4664

Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 5.1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

highImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

7.2

CVSS Score

7.2

CVSS Score

high

Severity

5.1.4

Patched in

3464d

Time to patch

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Wordfence Security plugin before 5.1.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the whoisval parameter on the WordfenceWhois page to wp-admin/admin.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=5.1.3

PublishedJuly 30, 2014

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwordfence

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/58c79117-3a36-4a23-9f3d-067094d13edf?source=api-prod

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