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CVE-2009-2851

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 2.0
Published
August 18, 2009
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 administrator interface in WordPress before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment author URL.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 2.8.1

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 2.8.1

References

  • bugs.gentoo.org http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278492 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1022589 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • wordpress.org http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-2/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • www.debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 Third Party Advisory
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512900 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
  • www.redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01241.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • www.redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01253.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record