Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-register.php in WordPress 2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the user_login parameter.
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 | 2.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.0.2-1 | — |
References
- 3175 third-party-advisory
- 25769 vdb-entry
- 20070921 2 vanilla XSS on Wordpress ?wp-register.php? mailing-list
- wordpress-wpregister-xss(36742) vdb-entry
- http://blogsecurity.net/wordpress/2-vanilla-xss-on-wordpress-wp-registerphp/