CVE-2006-0733 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via author website fields, though exploitation may be limited to self-XSS scenarios.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0733?
CVE-2006-0733 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 16 Feb 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via scriptable attributes such as (1) onfocus and (2) onblur in the "author's website" field. NOTE: followup comments to the researcher's web log suggest that this issue is only exploitable by the same user who injects the XSS, so this might not be a vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0733?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0733?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2006-0733 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0733 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0733, GHSA-pwhv-j4q5-f4g2.