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).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wordpress | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 28, 2008 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade wordpressUpgrade wordpress-muUpgrade zh-wordpressUpgrade de-wordpress | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 29, 2008 |
| Wordpress | — | Upgrade Wordpress to version 2.6.5 | May 16, 2017 | Nov 28, 2008 |
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