CVE-2008-0691 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin_panel.php in the Simon Elvery WP-Footnotes 2.2 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wp_footnotes_current_settings[priority], (2) wp_footnotes_current_settings[style_rules], (3) wp_footnotes_current_settings[pre_footnotes], and (4) wp_footnotes_current_settings[post_footnotes] parameters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.59% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-02-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| simon elvery | wp-footnotes |
| wordpress | wp-footnotes |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin WP-Footnotes 2.2 - Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities | 2008-02-02 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28772
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3634
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487430/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27572
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28772
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3634
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487430/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27572
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40218
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