WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2007-3239 Modified

searchform.php in the AndyBlue theme before 20070607 for WordPress: Cross-site scripting

searchform.php in the AndyBlue theme before 20070607 for WordPress 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
searchform.php in the AndyBlue theme before 20070607 for WordPress
Plugin slug
Not applicable
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 15, 2007
Weakness
NVD-CWE-Other
What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update searchform.php in the AndyBlue theme before 20070607 for WordPress to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in searchform.php in the AndyBlue theme before 20070607 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PHP_SELF portion of a URI to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged for PHP code execution in an administrative session.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources