CVE-2014-4586: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the wp-football plugin 1.1 and earlier for WordPress al

Q: How do I fix CVE-2014-4586?

wp-football: upgrade to newer than 1.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2014-4586 being exploited?

CVE-2014-4586 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2014-4586 affect?

CVE-2014-4586 affects wp-football. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the wp-football plugin 1.1 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the league parameter to (1) football_classification.php, (2) footb

Q: How urgent is CVE-2014-4586?

Priority 39/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3UPGRADE

CVE-2014-4586 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting wp-football. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the wp-football plugin 1.1 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the league parameter to (1) football_classification.php, (2) football_criteria.php, (3) templates/template_default_preview.php, or (4) templates/template_worldCup_preview.php; the (5) f parameter to football-functions.php; the id parameter in an "action" action to (6) footbal

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.6% (top 24%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2014-10-27
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: wp-football project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2014-10-27 22:55 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

wp-football project wp-football UPGRADE

Affected: <= 1.1

Fixed in: newer than 1.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wp-football || rpm -q wp-football || wp-football --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 1.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade wp-football

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade wp-football

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-4586?

wp-football: upgrade to newer than 1.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-4586 being exploited?

CVE-2014-4586 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2014-4586 affect?

CVE-2014-4586 affects wp-football. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the wp-football plugin 1.1 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the league parameter to (1) football_classification.php, (2) footb

How urgent is CVE-2014-4586?

Priority 39/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities · PHP vulnerabilities

References

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