Description

WordPress is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks. WordPress versions prior to 2.6 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to WordPress version 2.6 or latest

References

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7220

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32053/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30238/exploit

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Plugin Photo Gallery by 10Web-Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery SQL Injection (1.2.7)

WordPress Plugin Ajax Multi Upload 'upload.php' Arbitrary File Upload (1.1)

WordPress Plugin Multiple Roles Cross-Site Request Forgery (1.3.1)

Piwigo Improper Access Control Vulnerability (CVE-2016-10084)

WordPress Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2020-28037)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2008-3233 CWE-79 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update XSS