WordPress 2.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in WordPress 2.5. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-2068. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.5 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 05/02/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2068 since 05/02/2008. 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 vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42029) and Secunia (SA29965†). Similar entry is available at VDB-42172. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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

04/28/2008 🔍
05/02/2008 +4 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2509 days 🔍
09/23/2018 +1287 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42235
X-Force: 42029 - WordPress unspecified cross-site scripting
Secunia: 29965 - WordPress PHP Code Execution and Cross-Site Scripting, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/23/2018 08:55
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (48), 09/23/2018 08:55 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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