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)
EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Wordpress — versions 0.6.2, 0.6.2.1, 0.7
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
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.