Description
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).
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 | 2.5.1-11 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.5.1-11 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.5.1-11 | — |
References
- FEDORA-2008-10468 vendor-advisory
- http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/
- 50214 vdb-entry
- 4662 third-party-advisory
- 32476 vdb-entry
- 32882 third-party-advisory
- 20081125 WordPress XSS vulnerability in RSS Feed Generator mailing-list
- 32966 third-party-advisory
- wordpress-feed-xss(46882) vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-10483 vendor-advisory