WordPress Core Vulnerabilities

🦸 💥 Calling all superheroes and hunters! Introducing the End of Year Holiday Extravaganza and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program

Through December 9th, 2024, all in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 Active Installations are in-scope for ALL researchers, all plugins and themes that are hosted in the WordPress.org repository with at least 50 active installs that have been updated in the last 2 years will be in-scope for ALL researchers, the minimum bounty awarded for all in-scope submissions will be $5, and ALL researchers earn automatic bonuses of 5%-180% for valid submissions in software with 1,000 - 4,999,999 active installs, pending report limits are increased for all, and it's possible to earn up to $31,200 for high impact vulnerabilities!

Review what's in scope for your tier and updated bounties with bonuses here!

Wordfence Intelligence > Vulnerability Database > WordPress Core

Showing 181-200 of 362 WordPress Core vulnerabilities

Submit a Vulnerability

WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Cross-Site Scripting in Theme Preview

6.1

CVE-2015-5734

Aug 4, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - SQL Injection

8.8

CVE-2015-2213

Aug 4, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

6.4

CVE-2015-5622

Jul 23, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.2.3 - Authorization Bypass

6.5

CVE-2015-5623

Jul 23, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.2.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Comments

7.2

CVE-2015-8834

May 7, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.2.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Comments

7.2

CVE-2015-3440

Apr 27, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

7.2

CVE-2015-3438

Apr 21, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Ephox in Plupload

5.4

CVE-2015-3439

Apr 20, 2015

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

Twenty Fifteen Theme <= 1.1 & WordPress Core < 4.2.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via example.html

6.4

CVE-2015-3429

Apr 8, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.4 - Brute Force Password Recovery Tokens

7.5

CVE-2014-6412

Feb 12, 2015

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

WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via CSS

6.4

CVE-2014-9036

Nov 20, 2014

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

Wordpress Core < 4.0.1 - Hash Collision

8.1

CVE-2014-9037

Nov 20, 2014

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

WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Server-Side Request Forgery

7.7

CVE-2014-9038

Nov 20, 2014

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

WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Denial of Service via Long Password

5.3

CVE-2014-9034

Nov 20, 2014

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

WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Brackets

6.4

CVE-2014-9031

Nov 20, 2014

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

WordPress Core < 4.0.1 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Password Reset

8.8

CVE-2014-9039

Nov 20, 2014

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

WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting

6.4

CVE-2014-9035

Nov 20, 2014

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

WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via media-playlists

7.2

CVE-2014-9032

Nov 20, 2014

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

WordPress Core <= 3.9.1 - XML External Entity (XXE) Weakness

5.3

CVE-2014-2053

Aug 6, 2014

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

WordPress Core < 3.9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Protection Bypass

8.8

CVE-2014-5204

Aug 6, 2014

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

Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Vector	Date
WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - Cross-Site Scripting in Theme Preview	CVE-2015-5734	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	August 4, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.4 - SQL Injection	CVE-2015-2213	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	August 4, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode	CVE-2015-5622	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	July 23, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.3 - Authorization Bypass	CVE-2015-5623	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	July 23, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Comments	CVE-2015-8834	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	May 7, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.2.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Comments	CVE-2015-3440	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	April 27, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2015-3438	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	April 21, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Ephox in Plupload	CVE-2015-3439	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	April 20, 2015
Twenty Fifteen Theme <= 1.1 & WordPress Core < 4.2.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via example.html	CVE-2015-3429	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	April 8, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.4 - Brute Force Password Recovery Tokens	CVE-2014-6412	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	February 12, 2015
WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via CSS	CVE-2014-9036	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	November 20, 2014
Wordpress Core < 4.0.1 - Hash Collision	CVE-2014-9037	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	November 20, 2014
WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Server-Side Request Forgery	CVE-2014-9038	7.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N	November 20, 2014
WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Denial of Service via Long Password	CVE-2014-9034	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	November 20, 2014
WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Brackets	CVE-2014-9031	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	November 20, 2014
WordPress Core < 4.0.1 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Password Reset	CVE-2014-9039	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	November 20, 2014
WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2014-9035	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	November 20, 2014
WordPress Core < 4.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via media-playlists	CVE-2014-9032	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	November 20, 2014
WordPress Core <= 3.9.1 - XML External Entity (XXE) Weakness	CVE-2014-2053	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	August 6, 2014
WordPress Core < 3.9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Protection Bypass	CVE-2014-5204	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	August 6, 2014

Did you know Wordfence Intelligence provides free personal and commercial API access to our comprehensive WordPress vulnerability database, along with a free webhook integration to stay on top of the latest vulnerabilities added and updated in the database? Get started today!

Learn more

Want to get notified of the latest vulnerabilities that may affect your WordPress site?
Install Wordfence on your site today to get notified immediately if your site is affected by a vulnerability that has been added to our database.

Get Wordfence

The Wordfence Intelligence WordPress vulnerability database is completely free to access and query via API. Please review the documentation on how to access and consume the vulnerability data via API.

Documentation