Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-3891 (CCN-54267)

Assigned:2009-11-12
Published:2009-11-12
Updated:2017-11-22
Summary:Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter (aka the selection variable).
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:3.5 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.0 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-3891

Source: CCN
Type: SA37332
WordPress File Upload and Script Insertion

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
37332

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
WordPress

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Blog, November 12, 2009
WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20091115 CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20091115 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20091116 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6

Source: OSVDB
Type: Broken Link
59959

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59959
WordPress press-this.php Unspecified XSS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-press-xss(54267)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.8.5)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    wordpress wordpress *
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.8
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.4
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.5