WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2008-0192 Modified

WordPress component: Cross-site scripting

WordPress component 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
WordPress component
Plugin slug
Core
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 10, 2008
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Jan 10, 2008 and is one of 45 known issues for WordPress core.

What to do

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update WordPress component to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Source record

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.0.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the popuptitle parameter to (1) wp-admin/post.php or (2) wp-admin/page-new.php.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources