# CVE-2014-9036: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence in a post.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71236
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233
- https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/

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