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WordPress Core < 3.9.2 - Brute Force of Cross-Site Request Forgery Tokens

6.5

CVE-2014-5205

Aug 6, 2014

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

WordPress Core < 3.8.2 - Authentication Cookie Forgery

6.5

CVE-2014-0166

Apr 8, 2014

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

WordPress Core <= 3.3.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

6.5

CVE-2012-6633

Jun 27, 2012

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

WordPress Core <= 3.3.1 - Same Origin Policy Bypass

6.5

CVE-2012-2401

Apr 20, 2012

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

WordPress Core <= 2.8.4 - Denial of Service

6.5

CVE-2009-3622

Oct 20, 2009

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

WordPress Core < 2.6.2 - Cryptographic Weakness

6.5

CVE-2008-4107

Sep 8, 2008

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

WordPress Core < 2.3.3 - Improper Authorization Checks

6.5

CVE-2008-0664

Sep 8, 2007

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

WordPress Core < 2.1 - Directory Traversal

6.5

CVE-2007-0541

Jan 24, 2007

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

WordPress Core <= 2.0.4 - Denial of Service

6.5

CVE-2006-6017

Oct 27, 2006

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

WordPress Core <= 2.0.4 - Directory Traversal

6.5

CVE-2006-5705

Oct 27, 2006

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

WordPress Core <= 2.0.3 - Denial of Service

6.5

CVE-2008-0194

Jul 29, 2006

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

WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML API

6.4

CVE-2024-6307

Jun 24, 2024

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

WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Template Part Block

6.4

CVE-2024-31111

Jun 24, 2024

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

WordPress Core 6.3 - 6.3.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting via Footnotes Block

6.4

CVE ID Unknown

Oct 12, 2023

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

WordPress Core 5.9-6.3.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Navigation Attributes

6.4

CVE-2023-38000

Oct 12, 2023

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

WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Embed Discovery

6.4

CVE ID Unknown

May 16, 2023

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

WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Insufficient Sanitization of Block Attributes

6.4

CVE ID Unknown

May 16, 2023

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

WordPress Core < 6.0.3 & Gutenberg < 14.3.1 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting in Various Blocks

6.4

CVE ID Unknown

Oct 18, 2022

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

WordPress Core 5.9 - 5.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4

CVE ID Unknown

Mar 11, 2022

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

WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post slugs

6.4

CVE-2020-28038

Oct 29, 2020

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

Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Vector	Date
WordPress Core < 3.9.2 - Brute Force of Cross-Site Request Forgery Tokens	CVE-2014-5205	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	August 6, 2014
WordPress Core < 3.8.2 - Authentication Cookie Forgery	CVE-2014-0166	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	April 8, 2014
WordPress Core <= 3.3.2 - Cross-Site Scripting	CVE-2012-6633	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	June 27, 2012
WordPress Core <= 3.3.1 - Same Origin Policy Bypass	CVE-2012-2401	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	April 20, 2012
WordPress Core <= 2.8.4 - Denial of Service	CVE-2009-3622	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	October 20, 2009
WordPress Core < 2.6.2 - Cryptographic Weakness	CVE-2008-4107	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	September 8, 2008
WordPress Core < 2.3.3 - Improper Authorization Checks	CVE-2008-0664	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	September 8, 2007
WordPress Core < 2.1 - Directory Traversal	CVE-2007-0541	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	January 24, 2007
WordPress Core <= 2.0.4 - Denial of Service	CVE-2006-6017	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	October 27, 2006
WordPress Core <= 2.0.4 - Directory Traversal	CVE-2006-5705	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	October 27, 2006
WordPress Core <= 2.0.3 - Denial of Service	CVE-2008-0194	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	July 29, 2006
WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML API	CVE-2024-6307	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	June 24, 2024
WordPress Core < 6.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Template Part Block	CVE-2024-31111	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	June 24, 2024
WordPress Core 6.3 - 6.3.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting via Footnotes Block		6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 12, 2023
WordPress Core 5.9-6.3.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Navigation Attributes	CVE-2023-38000	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 12, 2023
WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Embed Discovery		6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	May 16, 2023
WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Insufficient Sanitization of Block Attributes		6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	May 16, 2023
WordPress Core < 6.0.3 & Gutenberg < 14.3.1 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting in Various Blocks		6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 18, 2022
WordPress Core 5.9 - 5.9.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting		6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	March 11, 2022
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post slugs	CVE-2020-28038	6.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	October 29, 2020

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