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).
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/50214
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32882
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32966
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0316
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (43)
wordpress/wordpress
0.6.2 (2 CPE variants)
wordpress/wordpress
0.6.2.1 (2 CPE variants)
wordpress/wordpress
0.7
wordpress/wordpress
0.71
wordpress/wordpress
0.71-gold
wordpress/wordpress
0.72 (4 CPE variants)
wordpress/wordpress
0.711
wordpress/wordpress
1.0
wordpress/wordpress
1.0-platinum
wordpress/wordpress
1.0.1
... and 33 more
Published
Nov 28, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026