CVE-2007-3238 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.0 Published 15 Jun 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via PATH_INFO in WordPress default theme, potentially bypassing security controls.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-3238?

CVE-2007-3238 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 15 Jun 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (REQUEST_URI) to wp-admin/themes.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1622. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3238?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3238?

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-2007-3238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3238, GHSA-2hmc-pm44-rgw4.