4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-5278
WordPress XSS in HTTP_HOST Variable
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).

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 28, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5278 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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5278 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://osvdb.org/50214
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32882
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32966
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662
    Added Reference http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46882 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2008

    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-2008-5278 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-2008-5278 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

5.74 }} -37.73%

score

0.93253

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability