CVE-2008-5278

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the self_link function in in the RSS Feed Generator (wp-includes/feed.php) for WordPress before 2.6.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header (HTTP_HOST variable).

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.39% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html vendor advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/ patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/50214 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32882 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652 mailing list exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32966 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5278?
CVE-2008-5278 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5278?
To fix CVE-2008-5278, 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-2008-5278 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5278 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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