CVE-2009-3891

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6...

3.5 LowFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter (aka the selection variable).

Exploit likelihood

2.18%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.5

Record: CVE-2009-3891
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-3891
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3862 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-3862
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wqr-ch99-7r8g No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6...

Record: GHSA-8wqr-ch99-7r8g
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2009-3891
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3891 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3891
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wordpress

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wordpress` Debian:12	before 2.8.6-1	2.8.6-1
`wordpress` Debian:13	before 2.8.6-1	2.8.6-1
`wordpress` Debian:14	before 2.8.6-1	2.8.6-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2009-3891 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Wordpress, published November 17, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.18%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in wordpress 2.8.6-1.

References

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