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CVE-2008-0193

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier, and possibly 2.1.x through

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier, and possibly 2.1.x through 2.3.x, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the backup parameter in a wp-db-backup.php action to wp-admin/edit.php.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01859
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
wordpress<= 2.0.11
wordpressall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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webappsWordPress Core 2.2.3 - '/wp-admin/edit.php?backup' Cross-Site Scriptingverified
pocsecurityvulns.ru · Sdocument755.htmlsecurityvulns.ru
pocwebsecurity.com.ua · 1676websecurity.com.ua
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 27123www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD10 Jan 2008 · 12:46 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.htmlExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29014
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded
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