CVE-2009-3891

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter (aka the selection variable).

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateNov 17, 2009, 18:30

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-79

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

3.5

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119
http://secunia.com/advisories/37332
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1
http://www.osvdb.org/59959

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-79

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

3.5

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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