CVE-2009-2851

WordPress: XSS via unescaped HTML URLs as author comments in the admin page

Published Aug 18, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 7.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrator interface in WordPress before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment author URL.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1871-1 New wordpress packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1871-2 New wordpress packages fix regression
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2841 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrator interface in WordPress before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment author URL.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved
Aug 18, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 18, 2009, 9:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 20, 2009, 12:00 AM