CVE-2011-0700 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts via post titles and status fields, potentially compromising other users' sessions.
- 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-2011-0700?
CVE-2011-0700 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 14 Mar 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 3.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) the Quick/Bulk Edit title (aka post title or post_title), (2) post_status, (3) comment_status, (4) ping_status, and (5) escaping of tags within the tags meta box.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0700?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0700?
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-2011-0700 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0700 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0700, GHSA-f63w-32jx-r3r8.