XSS in WordPress
CVE-2011-0700
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 3.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) the Quick/Bulk Edit title (aka post title or post_title), (2) post_status, (3) comment_status, (4) ping_status, and (5) escaping of tags within the tags meta box.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/057003.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.5 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0658 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/43729 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056412.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46249 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17412 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17401 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.wordpress.org/news/2011/02/wordpress-3-0-5/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/09/13 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0700?
- CVE-2011-0700 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2011-03-14.
- Is CVE-2011-0700 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.