CVE-2006-0985 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2006-0985?

CVE-2006-0985 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 3 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the "post comment" functionality of WordPress 2.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name, (2) website, and (3) comment parameters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0985?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0985?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2006-0985 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0985 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-63030 WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-87902 WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Exploited High 8.1
• CVE-2026-60137 WordPress Core SQL Injection Exploited Medium 5.9
• CVE-2012-2399 Cross-site scripting in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2012-2400 Other in n/a Critical 10.0

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0985, GHSA-955q-3rq6-3m73.