CVE-2009-3891

N/A Unknown
Published: November 17, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37332
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/59959
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37332
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/59959
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
78th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

wordpress

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