Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the post highlights plugin before 2.6.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the txt parameter in a headline action to ajax/ph_save.php
Published Oct 16, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.90%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the post highlights plugin before 2.6.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the txt parameter in a headline action to ajax/ph_save.php.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 78.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01896) | 76.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 51.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.67% (0.07675) | 86.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 51.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01476) | 77.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 45.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 36.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 43.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 51.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- https://g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-8087/ x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-highlights/#developers x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8240 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-8087/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-highlights/#developers | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8240 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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