Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.2.1 allow remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Options Database Table in the Admin Panel, accessed through options.php; or (2) the opml_url parameter to link-import.php
Published Aug 3, 2007
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.08%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.2.1 allow remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Options Database Table in the Admin Panel, accessed through options.php; or (2) the opml_url parameter to link-import.php. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
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: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 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 80.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 79.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 56.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 76.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00519) | 76.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 76.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 75.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 57.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 60.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 57.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 64.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 66.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 41.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities x_refsource_MISC
- http://mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://osvdb.org/46994 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://osvdb.org/46995 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30013 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1564 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35720 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35722 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://osvdb.org/46994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://osvdb.org/46995 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30013 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1564 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35720 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35722 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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