Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 3.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) the Quick/Bulk Edit title (aka post title or post_title), (2) post_status, (3) comment_status, (4) ping_status, and (5) escaping of tags within the tags meta box.
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 | 3.0.5+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 3.0.5+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 3.0.5+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | wordpress | 3.0.5+dfsg-0+squeeze1 | DSA-2190-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2190-1 wordpress - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2011-3746 vendor-advisory
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.5
- ADV-2011-0658 vdb-entry
- 43729 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-3408 vendor-advisory
- 46249 vdb-entry
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17412
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17401
- http://www.wordpress.org/news/2011/02/wordpress-3-0-5/
- [oss-security] 20110209 Re: CVE request: wordpress before 3.0.5 mailing-list
- FEDORA-2011-3738 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110209 CVE request: wordpress before 3.0.5 mailing-list
- ADV-2011-0721 vdb-entry
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17406
- DSA-2190 vendor-advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17397