CVE-2009-3891

LOW 3.5CVE-2009-3891 · Published 17/11/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wordpress wordpress	`≤ 2.8.5`	No fix yet

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).

References

core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this-xss-bug-11-10-2009.patch · Patch
core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/11119/press-this.002.diff · Patch
core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11119 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/37332 · Third Party Advisory
wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release · Patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1 · Mailing List
osvdb.org/59959 · Broken Link

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