XSS in WordPress Sniplets Plugin
CVE-2008-1061
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Sniplets 1.1.2 and 1.2.2 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) text parameter to (a) warning.php, (b) notice.php, and (c) inset.php in view/sniplets/, and possibly (d) modules/execute.php; the (2) url parameter to (e) view/admin/submenu.php; and the (3) page parameter to (f) view/admin/pager.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: 0.074 (94.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.074 · newest: 0.074 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress Sniplets Plugin — versions 1.1.2, 1.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/29099 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40830 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5194 (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488734/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3706 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27985 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1061?
- CVE-2008-1061 is a vulnerability in WordPress Sniplets Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-02-28.
- Is CVE-2008-1061 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.