// For flags

CVE-2013-2201

WordPress Core < 3.5.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Vectors

Severity Score

6.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress before 3.5.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) uploads of media files, (2) editing of media files, (3) installation of plugins, (4) updates to plugins, (5) installation of themes, or (6) updates to themes.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades de cross-site scripting (XSS) en WordPress anterior a 3.5.2 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web y HTML arbitrarias a través de vectores que involucran (1) subidas de archivos multimedia, (2) la edición de archivos multimedia, (3) instalación de plugins, (4) actualizaciones de plugins, (5) instalación de temas, o (6) cambios a los temas.

A denial of service flaw was found in the way Wordpress, a blog tool and publishing platform, performed hash computation when checking password for password protected blog posts. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted input that, when processed by the password checking mechanism of Wordpress would lead to excessive CPU consumption. Inadequate SSRF protection for HTTP requests where the user can provide a URL can allow for attacks against the intranet and other sites. This is a continuation of work related to which was specific to SSRF in pingback requests and was fixed in 3.5.1. Inadequate checking of a user's capabilities could allow them to publish posts when their user role should not allow for it; and to assign posts to other authors. Inadequate escaping allowed an administrator to trigger a cross-site scripting vulnerability through the uploading of media files and plugins. The processing of an oEmbed response is vulnerable to an XXE. If the uploads directory is not writable, error message data returned via XHR will include a full path to the directory. Content Spoofing in the MoxieCode MoxiePlayer project. Cross-domain XSS in SWFUpload.

*Credits: Andrea Santese,Rodrigo
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-06-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wordpress
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Wordpress
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<= 3.5.1
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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0.71
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.0
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.0.1
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.0.2
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Wordpress
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1.1.1
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.2
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.2.1
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.2.2
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.2.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.2.4
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Wordpress
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1.2.5
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Wordpress
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1.2.5
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Wordpress
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1.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.3.2
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Wordpress
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1.3.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.5
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.5.1
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.5.1.1
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Wordpress
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1.5.1.2
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.5.1.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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1.5.2
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Wordpress
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1.6.2
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.0
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Wordpress
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2.0.1
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Wordpress
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2.0.2
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.0.4
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2.0.5
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Wordpress
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2.0.6
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.0.7
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Wordpress
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2.0.8
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Wordpress
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2.0.9
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Wordpress
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2.0.10
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Wordpress
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2.0.11
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.1
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2.1.1
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2.1.2
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2.1.3
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Wordpress
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2.2
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2.2.1
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Wordpress
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2.2.2
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Wordpress
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2.2.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.3.1
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Wordpress
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2.3.2
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.3.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.5
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2.5.1
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.6
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.6.1
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Wordpress
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2.6.2
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Wordpress
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2.6.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.6.5
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.7
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.7.1
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.8
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.8.1
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.8.2
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.8.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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2.8.4
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Wordpress
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2.8.4
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Wordpress
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2.8.5
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Wordpress
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2.8.5.1
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Wordpress
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2.8.5.2
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Wordpress
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2.8.6
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Wordpress
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2.9
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2.9.1
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2.9.1.1
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2.9.2
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3.3
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3.3.1
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3.3.2
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3.3.3
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3.4.0
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3.4.1
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3.4.2
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Wordpress
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3.5.0
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