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CVE-2007-1049
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_explain_nonce function in the nonce AYS functionality (wp-includes/functions.php) for…
Medium4.3EPSS 6.5%
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- mitre
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_explain_nonce function in the nonce AYS functionality (wp-includes/functions.php) for WordPress 2.0 before 2.0.9 and 2.1 before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter to wp-admin/templates.php, and possibly other vectors involving the action variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4876 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 24306 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4877 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0741 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 33766 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 22534 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22534.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 24566 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200703-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3781 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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