CVE-2008-5278
N/A
Published: November 28, 2008 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%v ≤ 2.6.30.6.20.6.2 beta_20.6.2.10.6.2.1 beta_20.70.710.71-gold0.7110.720.72 beta10.72 beta20.72 rc11.01.0-platinum1.0.11.0.1-miles1.0.21.0.2-blakey1.21.2 beta1.2-delta1.2-mingus1.2.11.2.21.3.11.41.51.5-strayhorn1.5.11.5.1.11.5.1.21.5.1.31.5.21.62.02.0.12.0.102.0.10_rc12.0.10_rc22.0.112.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.72.0.82.0.92.12.1 alpha_32.1.12.1.22.1.32.1.3_rc12.1.3_rc22.22.2.02.2.12.2.22.2.32.2_revision50022.2_revision50032.32.3 beta32.3 rc12.3.12.3.1 rc12.3.22.3.32.52.5.12.62.6.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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