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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WordPress up to 2.0.4 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file press-this.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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).
The weakness was presented 11/12/2009 by Benjamin Flesch (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3891 since 11/05/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
By approaching the search of inurl:press-this.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42808 (FreeBSD : wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities (0640198a-d117-11de-b667-0030843d3802)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 2.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54267) and Tenable (42808). See 50832 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 42808
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities (0640198a-d117-11de-b667-0030843d3802)
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OpenVAS ID: 66272
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: wordpress
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.0.5
Timeline
11/05/2009 🔍11/12/2009 🔍
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Sources
Product: wordpress.comAdvisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Benjamin Flesch
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3891 (🔍)
X-Force: 54267
Vulnerability Center: 24084 - WordPress Prior to 2.8.6 Remote Unspecified Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 37014 - WordPress 'press-this.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 37332 - WordPress File Upload and Script Insertion, Less Critical
OSVDB: 59959 - WordPress press-this.php Unspecified XSS
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/27/2021 22:35
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 08/15/2017 09:26 (13), 08/27/2021 22:35 (3)
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