CVE-2007-3238
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (REQUEST_URI) to wp-admin/themes.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1622. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (REQUEST_URI) to wp-admin/themes.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1622. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
- Record
CVE-2007-3238- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (REQUEST_URI) to wp-admin/themes.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1622. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
- Record
CVE-2007-3238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-3228 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (REQUEST_URI) to wp-admin/themes.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1622. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
- Record
EUVD-2007-3228- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2hmc-pm44-rgw4 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (REQUEST_URI) to wp-admin/themes.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1622. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
- Record
GHSA-2hmc-pm44-rgw4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (REQUEST_URI) to wp-admin/themes.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1622. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
- Record
CVE-2007-3238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-3238 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in functions.php in the default theme in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (REQUEST_URI) to wp-admin/themes.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1622. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 2.2.2-1 | 2.2.2-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 2.2.2-1 | 2.2.2-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 2.2.2-1 | 2.2.2-1 |
wordpressDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.10-1etch1, plus listed versions 2.0.10-12.0.10-1~bpo.12.0.9-1 |
2.0.10-1etch1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-3238 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Wordpress, published June 15, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.00%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 2.2.2-1.
References
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1502
codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
blogsecurity.net/wordpress/news/news-100607-1
securityfocus.com/bid/25161
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34785
securityreason.com/securityalert/2807
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xssnews.com
osvdb.org/37293
secunia.com/advisories/25541
mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3238
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2hmc-pm44-rgw4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3238