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CVE-2008-2068

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject...

4.3 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

2.15%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2008-2068
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2008-2068
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2065 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2008-2065
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqh4-qfj5-gwhr No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-xqh4-qfj5-gwhr
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2008-2068
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2068 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2068
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wordpress
Debian:12
before 2.5.1-1
2.5.1-1
wordpress
Debian:13
before 2.5.1-1
2.5.1-1
wordpress
Debian:14
before 2.5.1-1
2.5.1-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2068 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wordpress, published May 2, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in wordpress 2.5.1-1.

References

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