CVE-2007-1049

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_explain_nonce function in the nonce AYS functionality (wp-includes/functions.php) for WordPress 2.0 before 2.0.9 and 2.1 before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter to wp-admin/templates.php, and possibly other vectors involving the action variable.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.00% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4876	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/24306	third party advisory
http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4877
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0741	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/33766	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22534	vdb entry
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22534.html	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/24566	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml	vendor advisory
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3781	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1049?: CVE-2007-1049 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1049?: To fix CVE-2007-1049, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1049 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1049 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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