CVE-2007-4153

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.2.1 allow remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Options Database Table in the Admin Panel, accessed through options.php; or (2) the opml_url parameter to link-import.php. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.47%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35722	vdb entry
http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
http://secunia.com/advisories/30013	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35720	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/46995	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1564	vendor advisory
http://mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/	exploit
http://osvdb.org/46994	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4153?: CVE-2007-4153 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4153?: To fix CVE-2007-4153, 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-2007-4153 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4153 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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