Wordpress Wordpress MU up to 1.3.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wordpress Wordpress MU up to 1.3.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4671. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wordpress Wordpress MU up to 1.3.0 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/wp-blogs.php in Wordpress MU (WPMU) before 2.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) s and (2) ip_address parameters.

The weakness was presented 10/22/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.grok.org.uk. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4671 since 10/21/2008. 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 unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 1.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45512), Exploit-DB (32444), SecurityFocus (BID 31482†) and Secunia (SA32060†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 803450
OpenVAS Name: WordPress MU Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities - Oct08
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wordpress MU 1.3.1

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09/29/2008 🔍
09/30/2008 +1 days 🔍
10/21/2008 +21 days 🔍
10/22/2008 +1 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2337 days 🔍
12/14/2025 +3925 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: lists.grok.org.uk
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4671 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4671
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44643
X-Force: 45512 - WordPress MU wp-blogs.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 31482 - WordPress MU 'wp-admin/wpmu-blogs.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32060 - WordPress MU "s" and "ip_address" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 12/14/2025 04:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (53), 11/28/2017 07:01 (10), 12/14/2025 04:19 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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