WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2007-5105 Modified

wp-register.php in WordPress 2.0 and 2.0.1: Cross-site scripting

wp-register.php in WordPress 2.0 and 2.0.1 is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
wp-register.php in WordPress 2.0 and 2.0.1
Plugin slug
Core
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 26, 2007
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Sep 26, 2007 and is one of 45 known issues for WordPress core.

What to do

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update wp-register.php in WordPress 2.0 and 2.0.1 to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Source record

Technical description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-register.php in WordPress 2.0 and 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the user_email parameter.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources