XSS in WordPress
CVE-2008-5278
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the self_link function in in the RSS Feed Generator (wp-includes/feed.php) for WordPress before 2.6.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header (HTTP_HOST variable).
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: 0.032 (87.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 0.6.2, 0.6.2.1, 0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html (vendor-advisory)
- wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/50214 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4662 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32882 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/32966 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-5278?
- CVE-2008-5278 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-11-28.
- Is CVE-2008-5278 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.