Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wptexturize function in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, and 3.9.x before 3.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted use of shortcode brackets in a text field, as demonstrated by a comment or a post.
An official patch is available. Apply the patch as soon as possible.
Patch StatusOfficial Patch
Change Log
| Date | Source | Changes | Score |
|---|
| 2026-07-21 | PoC | E: U→P | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | nvd | patch: Unavailable→Official Patch | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | cve.org | initial, patch: Unavailable | 0.0 |
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | ≤ 3.7.4 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.8 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.8.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.8.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.8.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.8.4 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.9 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.9.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 3.9.2 |
Published: 2014-11-25
