What is CVE-2013-0236?

CVE-2013-0236 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-07-08.

Is CVE-2013-0236 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in WordPress

CVE-2013-0236

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 3.5.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) gallery shortcodes or (2) the content of a post.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2013-07-08 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.025 (84.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

WordPress — versions 0.71, 1.0, 1.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/23322 (Exploit, Patch)
codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/23317 (Patch)
wordpress.org/news/2013/01/wordpress-3-5-1/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0236?: CVE-2013-0236 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-07-08.
Is CVE-2013-0236 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.