Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an mt import in wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress 2.1.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the demo parameter
Published Mar 28, 2007
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.54%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an mt import in wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress 2.1.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the demo parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: another researcher disputes this issue, stating that this is legitimate functionality for administrators. However, it has been patched by at least one vendor
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:M/Au:S/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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01539) | 73.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01539) | 71.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 48.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 56.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 54.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 55.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 56.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 43.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 46.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00149) | 50.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 48.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities x_refsource_MISCProduct
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=117319839710382&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://osvdb.org/33884 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24430 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24566 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities | x_refsource_MISCProduct | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=117319839710382&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List | |
| http://osvdb.org/33884 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24430 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24566 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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