CVE-2008-3233 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress before 2.6, SVN development versions only, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.95% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Core 2.5.1 - 'press-this.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2008-07-15 |
References
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7220
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/6
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7220
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/6
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