CVE-2008-5278

wordpress-mu: XSS vulnerability in RSS Feed Generator

Published Nov 28, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
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).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5255 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).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM
Reserved
Nov 28, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 28, 2008, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 25, 2008, 12:00 AM