WordPress Core <= 2.2.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting

5.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2007-4153
CVSS 5.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 5, 2007
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.2.1 allow remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Options Database Table in the Admin Panel, accessed through options.php; or (2) the opml_url parameter to link-import.php. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.2.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.1
Patched Version
  • 2.2.2

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