wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 does not properly whitelist trackbacks and pingbacks in the blogroll, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended spam restrictions via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a URL that triggers a substring match
Published Jan 21, 2014
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.53%
Description
wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 does not properly whitelist trackbacks and pingbacks in the blogroll, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended spam restrictions via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a URL that triggers a substring match.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.1
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.5
- 2.7
- 2.7.1
- 2.8
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.5.1
- 2.8.5.2
- 2.8.6
- 2.9
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.1.1
- 2.9.2
- 3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:N/C:P/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 | 2.53% (0.02530) | 84.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02530) | 82.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 56.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.84% (0.26841) | 94.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 57.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 3.20% (0.03201) | 84.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 57.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 61.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 55.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 53.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 59.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16637 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/13887 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16637 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/13887 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch |
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