CVE-2007-1230 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2007-1230?

CVE-2007-1230 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 2 Mar 2007. 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 wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 2.1.2-alpha allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Referer HTTP header or (2) the URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1049.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1230?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1230?

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-2007-1230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress

• 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

All Wordpress Wordpress vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1230, GHSA-pqc9-8ghg-8vc2.