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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 arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header (HTTP_HOST variable).

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
28 Nov 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Version 2.6.1
  • Version 2.6
  • Version 2.5.1
  • Version 2.5
All 73 release lines
  • Every version up to 2.6.3
  • Version 0.6.2-beta_2
  • Version 0.6.2
  • Version 0.6.2.1-beta_2
  • Version 0.6.2.1
  • Version 0.7
  • Version 0.71
  • Version 0.71-gold
  • Version 0.72-beta1
  • Version 0.72-beta2
  • Version 0.72-rc1
  • Version 0.72
  • Version 0.711
  • Version 1.0
  • Version 1.0-platinum
  • Version 1.0.1
  • Version 1.0.1-miles
  • Version 1.0.2
  • Version 1.0.2-blakey
  • Version 1.2-beta
  • Version 1.2
  • Version 1.2-delta
  • Version 1.2-mingus
  • Version 1.2.1
  • Version 1.2.2
  • Version 1.3.1
  • Version 1.4
  • Version 1.5
  • Version 1.5-strayhorn
  • Version 1.5.1
  • Version 1.5.1.1
  • Version 1.5.1.2
  • Version 1.5.1.3
  • Version 1.5.2
  • Version 1.6
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 2.0.1
  • Version 2.0.2
  • Version 2.0.3
  • Version 2.0.4
  • Version 2.0.5
  • Version 2.0.6
  • Version 2.0.7
  • Version 2.0.8
  • Version 2.0.9
  • Version 2.0.10_rc1
  • Version 2.0.10_rc2
  • Version 2.0.10
  • Version 2.0.11
  • Version 2.1-alpha_3
  • Version 2.1
  • Version 2.1.1
  • Version 2.1.2
  • Version 2.1.3_rc1
  • Version 2.1.3_rc2
  • Version 2.1.3
  • Version 2.2
  • Version 2.2_revision5002
  • Version 2.2_revision5003
  • Version 2.2.1
  • Version 2.2.2
  • Version 2.2.3
  • Version 2.3-beta3
  • Version 2.3-rc1
  • Version 2.3
  • Version 2.3.1-rc1
  • Version 2.3.1
  • Version 2.3.2
  • Version 2.3.3
  • Version 2.5
  • Version 2.5.1
  • Version 2.6
  • Version 2.6.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5278
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5278