CVE-2010-5293

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    CVE-2010-5293

    Published: 21 Jan 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 does not properly whitelist trackbacks and pingbacks in the blogroll, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended spam restrictions via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a URL that triggers a substring match.

    References: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16637, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/13887, http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16637, https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/13887

    Affected packages

    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
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