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WordPress wp-includes/feed.php self_link() Function Host Header RSS Feed XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 34994
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of WordPress installed on the remote host fails to properly sanitize input to the 'Host' request header before using it in the 'self_link()' function in 'wp-includes/feed.php' to generate dynamic HTML output. An attacker can leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.Solution
Upgrade to WordPress version 2.6.5 or later.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652/30/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 34994
File Name: wordpress_self_link_host_xss.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 12/2/2008
Updated: 6/6/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress
Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/25/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5278
BID: 32476