CVE-2007-1622 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 23 Mar 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Authenticated users with theme privileges can inject arbitrary scripts via PATH_INFO in the WordPress administration interface.

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: Available

What is CVE-2007-1622?

CVE-2007-1622 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 23 Mar 2007. 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 wp-admin/vars.php in WordPress before 2.0.10 RC2, and before 2.1.3 RC2 in the 2.1 series, allows remote authenticated users with theme privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO in the administration interface, related to loose regular expression processing of PHP_SELF.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1622?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1622?

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-2007-1622 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1622 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1622, GHSA-m9f5-gr48-mmfx.