Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 3.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) the Quick/Bulk Edit title (aka post title or post_title), (2) post_status, (3) comment_status, (4) ping_status, and (5) escaping of tags within the tags meta box
Published Mar 14, 2011
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.67%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 3.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) the Quick/Bulk Edit title (aka post title or post_title), (2) post_status, (3) comment_status, (4) ping_status, and (5) escaping of tags within the tags meta box.
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 | 2.67% (0.02669) | 85.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02669) | 83.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 71.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.70% (0.02704) | 76.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 71.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.04% (0.02040) | 80.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 72.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 77.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 76.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 72.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 64.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 61.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 78.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 76.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 55.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.5 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17397 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17401 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17406 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17412 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056412.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056998.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/057003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/08/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/09/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43729 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2190 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46249 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0658 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0721 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.wordpress.org/news/2011/02/wordpress-3-0-5/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
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