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CVE-2010-4536

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KSES, as used in WordPress before 3.0.4, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) the & (amper…

Published Jan 3, 2011wordpressCWE-79EPSS 3.45%

Overview

CVE-2010-4536 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wordpress wordpress. It was published on January 3, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KSES, as used in WordPress before 3.0.4, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) the & (ampersand) character, (2) the case of an attribute name, (3) a padded entity, and (4) an entity that is not in normalized form.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wordpress. Update wordpress to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
wordpresswordpress0Affected

References

Refcore.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/17172/branches/3.0Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053289.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053293.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/42755Refsecunia.com/advisories/43000Refwordpress.org/news/2010/12/3-0-4-update/Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/30/1Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/45620Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3335Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0167

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4536?

CVE-2010-4536 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wordpress wordpress. It was published on January 3, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2010-4536?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-4536?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wordpress. Update wordpress to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-4536?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2010-4536 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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