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).

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateNov 28, 2008, 19:30

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-79

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

4.3

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE

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/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652
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

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-79

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

4.3

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE