WordPress 2.0 cross site scripting ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress 2.0 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0733. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The presence of this vulnerability remains uncertain at this time.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress 2.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

** DISPUTED ** Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via scriptable attributes such as (1) onfocus and (2) onblur in the "author s website" field. NOTE: followup comments to the researcher s web log suggest that this issue is only exploitable by the same user who injects the XSS, so this might not be a vulnerability.

The weakness was shared 02/16/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0733 since 02/16/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24736) and SecurityFocus (BID 16656†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/15/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3311 days 🔍
04/23/2025 +3695 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-0733 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0733
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28759
X-Force: 24736 - WordPress author website field cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 16656 - WordPress Comment Post HTML Injection Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 04/23/2025 05:45
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (48), 08/14/2018 08:17 (5), 08/07/2024 20:04 (16), 04/23/2025 05:45 (3)
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