CVE-2008-0193 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.97% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-01-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Core 2.2.3 - '/wp-admin/edit.php?backup' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-01-03 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29014
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539
- http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument755.html
- http://websecurity.com.ua/1676/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27123
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29014
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539
- http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument755.html
- http://websecurity.com.ua/1676/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27123
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