CVE-2014-4845: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BannerMan plugin 0.2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bannerman_background parameter to wp-admin/o

medium Affects bannerman (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2014-07-10; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BannerMan plugin 0.2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bannerman_background parameter to wp-admin/o

Package: bannerman (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =0.2.4
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (76.0th percentile)
Published: 2014-07-10
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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