Unscored severity · published Nov 28, 2008
CVE-2008-5278
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the self_link function in in the RSS Feed Generator (wp-includes/feed.php) for WordPress before 2.6.5 allows remote attackers to inject…
–
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the self_link function in in the RSS Feed Generator (wp-includes/feed.php) for WordPress before 2.6.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header (HTTP_HOST variable).
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 2.6.3; 0.6.2; 0.6.2; 0.6.2.1; 0.6.2.1; 0.7; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5278
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5278
osvdb.org
http://osvdb.org/50214
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32882
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32966
securityreason.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662
Patch
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652
More from WordPress
9.8
CVE-2026-63030
WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution
9.8
CVE-2020-25213
WordPress File Manager Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2016-10033
The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow remote attackers to pass extra parameters to the mail command and consequently execute…
8.1
CVE-2026-87902
WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
7.5
CVE-2020-11738
WordPress Snap Creek Duplicator Plugin File Download Vulnerability