Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via scriptable attributes such as (1) onfocus and (2) onblur in the "author's website" field
Published Feb 16, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.83%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via scriptable attributes such as (1) onfocus and (2) onblur in the "author's website" field. NOTE: followup comments to the researcher's web log suggest that this issue is only exploitable by the same user who injects the XSS, so this might not be a vulnerability
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.83% (0.04830) | 91.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.72% (0.04719) | 90.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 66.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 73.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 71.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 68.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 67.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01917) | 78.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01917) | 76.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01917) | 55.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://myimei.com/security/2006-02-15/wordpress200autors-websitexss-attack.html x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425043/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16656 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24736 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://myimei.com/security/2006-02-15/wordpress200autors-websitexss-attack.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425043/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16656 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24736 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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