CVE-2009-3891
N/A
Published: November 17, 2009 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%v ≤ 2.8.5
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patchx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diffx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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