4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-1049
WordPress XSS in Action Variable
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_explain_nonce function in the nonce AYS functionality (wp-includes/functions.php) for WordPress 2.0 before 2.0.9 and 2.1 before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter to wp-admin/templates.php, and possibly other vectors involving the action variable.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 21, 2007, 5:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-1049 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wordpress wordpress
1 Gentoo linux

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-1049 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-1049 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22534.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/33766
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24306
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24566
    Added Reference http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4876
    Added Reference http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4877
    Added Reference http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3781
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22534
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0741
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-1049 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-1049 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.24 }} 0.01%

score

0.85218

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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