VulnerabilityModified
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).
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 3.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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).
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.23% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/50214
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32966
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662
- http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html
- http://osvdb.org/50214
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32966
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662
- http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.