XSS in WordPress
CVE-2008-1304
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) inviteemail parameter in an invite action to wp-admin/users.php and the (2) to parameter in a sent action to wp-admin/invites.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: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 2.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489241/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.hackerscenter.com/index.php
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41055 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41056 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28139 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3732 (third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1304?
- CVE-2008-1304 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-03-12.
- Is CVE-2008-1304 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.