Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter (aka the selection 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 | 2.8.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.8.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.8.6-1 | — |
References
- 37332 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20091116 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6 mailing-list
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/
- 59959 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20091115 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6 mailing-list
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch
- [oss-security] 20091115 CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6 mailing-list
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff