XSS in WordPress
CVE-2008-0192
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.
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: 0.051 (92.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securityvulns.ru/Sdocument714.html (Exploit)
- websecurity.com.ua/1658/ (Exploit)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27123 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3539 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39426 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0192?
- CVE-2008-0192 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-01-10.
- Is CVE-2008-0192 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.