WordPress up to 2.2 Revision5002 wp_title Year cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in WordPress up to 2.2 Revision5002. This affects the function wp_title. Performing a manipulation of the argument Year results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1894. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 2.2 Revision5002 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function wp_title. The manipulation of the argument year with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 20070309 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the year parameter in the wp_title function.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2007. The weakness was presented 04/09/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-1894 since 04/09/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 31 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25152 (Debian DSA-1285-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32908), Tenable (25152), SecurityFocus (BID 22902†), OSVDB (33978†) and Secunia (SA24485†). See VDB-35800, VDB-36035 and VDB-36032 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 25152
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1285-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.1
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03/12/2007 +3 days 🔍
04/09/2007 +28 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2866 days 🔍
07/14/2021 +2315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: 5003⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-1894 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1894
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36033

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X-Force: 32908
SecurityFocus: 22902 - WordPress WP_Title Function HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 24485
OSVDB: 33978 - Wordpress - WP_Title Function - HTML Injection Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15031 - WordPress before 20070309 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/14/2021 09:07
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (76), 07/18/2019 17:59 (4), 07/14/2021 09:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:0D9:103

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