CVE-2009-3891

WordPress <2.8.6 - XSS

Title source: llm

Description

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).

References (9)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff

[Vendor Advisory] http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/37332

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1

[Broken Link] http://www.osvdb.org/59959

Scores

EPSS 0.0104

EPSS Percentile 77.2%

Classification

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Affected Products (2)

wordpress/wordpress < 2.8.5

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Nov 17, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026