Is CVE-2014-4855 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4855 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4855?

CVE-2014-4855 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-4855

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Polylang plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to a user description. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-4774)
Published: July 10, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4774 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

polylang plugin project / polylang
polylang plugin project / polylang

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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