Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <2.8.6-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.34% (72nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363310
- published 17 Nov 2009
- disclosed 17 Nov 2009
Introduced: 17 Nov 2009
CVE-2009-3891 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 2.8.6-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter (aka the selection variable).
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3891
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37332
- http://www.osvdb.org/59959
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