Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 20070309 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the year parameter in the wp_title function.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 2.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | wordpress | 2.0.10-1 | DSA-1285-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1285-1 wordpress Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 24485 third-party-advisory
- 22902 vdb-entry
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/5003
- 25108 third-party-advisory
- 20070309 WordPress XSS under function wp_title() mailing-list
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4093
- 2526 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1285 vendor-advisory
- http://chxsecurity.org/advisories/adv-1-mid.txt