What is CVE-2010-5293?

CVE-2010-5293 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-01-21.

Is CVE-2010-5293 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wordpress

CVE-2010-5293

wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 does not properly whitelist trackbacks and pingbacks in the blogroll, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended spam restrictions via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a URL that triggers a substring match.

EPSS: 0.025 (83.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Wordpress — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates
harrystaley/CSCI4349_
harrystaley/TAMUSA_

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-5293?: CVE-2010-5293 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2014-01-21.
Is CVE-2010-5293 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.