CVE-2014-4664 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Wordfence Security plugin before 5.1.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbi…
published 2014-11-06 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-4586
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70915 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
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wordpress.org
/plugins/wordfence/changelog/
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/70915
vdb-entry, exploit
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wordfence.com
/blog/2014/06/security-fix-wordfence-5-1-4/
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/70911
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/533907/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- hacktivity.websecgeeks.com /word-press-firewall-plugin-xss/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-4664
- NVD CVE-2014-4664
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.