Summary
generated automatically from NVD dataWordPress 2.0.0 has a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the "author's website" field, where scriptable attributes such as onfocus and onblur can be used to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. The NVD description adds a caveat: follow-up comments suggest it may only be exploitable by the same user who injects the script, so it might not be a real vulnerability. It carries a CVSS v2.0 score of 2.6 (LOW).
NVD description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via scriptable attributes such as (1) onfocus and (2) onblur in the "author's website" field. NOTE: followup comments to the researcher's web log suggest that this issue is only exploitable by the same user who injects the XSS, so this might not be a vulnerability
EPSS · FIRST.org
4.8%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 91% of scored CVEs
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-29, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.
CVSS v2.0 Score
Information
- Published
- 16 févr. 2006
- Updated
- 16 juin 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Affected products
Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References (8)
- http://myimei.com/security/2006-02-15/wordpress200autors-websitexss-attack.htmlExploitVendor Advisory
- http://myimei.com/security/2006-02-15/wordpress200autors-websitexss-attack.htmlExploitVendor Advisory
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