LOW
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter (aka the selection variable)
Published Nov 17, 2009
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.10%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter (aka the selection variable).
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.
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.10% 0.02101
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02101
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 81.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 79.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.01% (0.01014) | 75.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 69.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00169) | 54.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 70.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 63.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 73.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 73.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 71.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 50.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37332 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/59959 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37332 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/59959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 17, 2009
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 5, 2009
Link CVE-2009-3891
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a