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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://hacktivity.websecgeeks.com/word-press-firewall-plugin-xss/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533907/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70911
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70915Exploit
- http://www.wordfence.com/blog/2014/06/security-fix-wordfence-5-1-4/Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/changelog/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://hacktivity.websecgeeks.com/word-press-firewall-plugin-xss/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533907/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70911
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70915Exploit
- http://www.wordfence.com/blog/2014/06/security-fix-wordfence-5-1-4/Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/changelog/Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 6, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified