CVE-2007-3238 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators…
published 2007-06-15 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-3228
- cvss
- 6.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3238
Exploit prediction
2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1502
vendor-advisory
- codex.wordpress.org /Roles_and_Capabilities
- blogsecurity.net /wordpress/news/news-100607-1/
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securityfocus.com
/bid/25161
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/34785
vdb-entry
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/2807
third-party-advisory
- xssnews.com /
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osvdb.org
/37293
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/25541/
third-party-advisory
- mybeni.rootzilla.de /mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/470837/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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secunia.com
/advisories/29014
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-3238
- NVD CVE-2007-3238
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