CVE-2014-9444: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Uploader plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the errors[fu-disallowed-mime-type][0][n

medium Affects frontend-uploader (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2015-01-02; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Frontend Uploader plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the errors[fu-disallowed-mime-type][0][n

Package: frontend-uploader (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =0.9.2
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 7% (93.8th percentile)
Published: 2015-01-02
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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