WordPress 2.0.9 popuptitle cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in WordPress 2.0.9. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument popuptitle leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0192. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress 2.0.9 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument popuptitle with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.0.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the popuptitle parameter to (1) wp-admin/post.php or (2) wp-admin/page-new.php.

The weakness was disclosed 01/09/2008 by 3APA3A (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0192 since 01/09/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39426), Exploit-DB (30978) and SecurityFocus (BID 27123†). The entries VDB-40472, VDB-40471, VDB-40470 and VDB-40469 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: 3APA3A
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0192 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0192
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40457
X-Force: 39426 - WordPress popuptitle cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 27123 - WordPress Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 12/03/2025 18:08
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (57), 09/14/2018 08:16 (1), 12/03/2025 18:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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