XSS in WordPress Mu
CVE-2009-1030
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the choose_primary_blog function in wp-includes/wpmu-functions.php in WordPress MU (WPMU) before 2.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP Host header.
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: 0.047 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress Mu — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34075 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49184 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501667/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8196 (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1030?
- CVE-2009-1030 is a vulnerability in WordPress Mu, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2009-03-20.
- Is CVE-2009-1030 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.