WordPress Core < 2.6.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

7.2
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2008-5278
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published December 25, 2008
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jeremias Reith

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).

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1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.6.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.6.4
Patched Version
  • 2.6.5

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