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CVE-2008-5278

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 2.0
Published
November 28, 2008
Last modified
June 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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 WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 2.6.3; Version 0.6.2; Version 0.6.2.1; Version 0.7; Version 0.71; Version 0.71-gold; Version 0.72; Version 0.711; Version 1.0; Version 1.0-platinum; Version 1.0.1; Version 1.0.1-miles; Version 1.0.2; Version 1.0.2-blakey; Version 1.2; Version 1.2-delta; Version 1.2-mingus; Version 1.2.1; Version 1.2.2; Version 1.3.1; Version 1.4; Version 1.5; Version 1.5-strayhorn; Version 1.5.1; Version 1.5.1.1; Version 1.5.1.2; Version 1.5.1.3; Version 1.5.2; Version 1.6; Version 2.0; Version 2.0.1; Version 2.0.2; Version 2.0.3; Version 2.0.4; Version 2.0.5; Version 2.0.6; Version 2.0.7; Version 2.0.8; Version 2.0.9; Version 2.0.10; Version 2.0.10_rc1; Version 2.0.10_rc2; Version 2.0.11; Version 2.1; Version 2.1.1; Version 2.1.2; Version 2.1.3; Version 2.1.3_rc1; Version 2.1.3_rc2; Version 2.2; Version 2.2.0; Version 2.2.1; Version 2.2.2; Version 2.2.3; Version 2.2_revision5002; Version 2.2_revision5003; Version 2.3; Version 2.3.1; Version 2.3.2; Version 2.3.3; Version 2.5; Version 2.5.1; Version 2.6; Version 2.6.1

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 2.6.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 0.6.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 0.6.2.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 0.7
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 0.71
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 0.71-gold
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 0.72
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 0.711
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.0
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.0-platinum
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.0.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.0.1-miles
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.0.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.0.2-blakey
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.2-delta
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.2-mingus
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.2.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.2.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.3.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.4
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.5
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.5-strayhorn
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.5.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.5.1.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.5.1.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.5.1.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.5.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 1.6
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.4
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.5
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.6
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.7
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.8
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.9
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.10
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.10_rc1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.10_rc2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.0.11
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.1.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.1.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.1.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.1.3_rc1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.1.3_rc2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.2.0
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.2.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.2.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.2.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.2_revision5002
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.2_revision5003
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.3.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.3.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.3.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.5
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.5.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.6
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.6.1

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