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    CVE-2008-5278

    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).

    Published:Nov 25, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 28, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.03157
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652

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    References

    http://osvdb.org/50214
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32882
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32966
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662
    http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html
    http://osvdb.org/50214
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32882
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32966
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662
    http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High