CVE-2007-3238

N/A Unknown
Published: June 15, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogsecurity.net/wordpress/news/news-100607-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/37293
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25541/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29014
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2807
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470837/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25161
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.xssnews.com/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34785
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogsecurity.net/wordpress/news/news-100607-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/37293
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25541/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470837/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.xssnews.com/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

wordpress