XSS in Simon Elvery Wp-Footnotes
CVE-2008-0691
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin_panel.php in the Simon Elvery WP-Footnotes 2.2 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wp_footnotes_current_settings[priority], (2) wp_footnotes_current_settings[style_rules], (3) wp_footnotes_current_settings[pre_footnotes], and (4) wp_footnotes_current_settings[post_footnotes] parameters.
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: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Simon Elvery Wp-Footnotes — versions 2.2
- WordPress Wp-Footnotes — versions 2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3634 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28772 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40218 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487430/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27572 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0691?
- CVE-2008-0691 is a vulnerability in Simon Elvery Wp-Footnotes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-02-12.
- Is CVE-2008-0691 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.