XSS in WordPress
CVE-2007-5105
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 2.0, 2.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3175 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36743 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25769 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480327/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36742 (vdb-entry)
- blogsecurity.net/wordpress/2-vanilla-xss-on-wordpress-wp-registerphp/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5105?
- CVE-2007-5105 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2007-09-26.
- Is CVE-2007-5105 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.