CVE-2011-0740

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in magpie/scripts/magpie_slashbox.php in RSS Feed Reader...

4.3 MediumPublic exploit

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in magpie/scripts/magpie_slashbox.php in RSS Feed Reader 0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the rss_url parameter.

Exploit likelihood

4.66%Up 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2011-0740
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

Record: CVE-2011-0740
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-0752 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-0752
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-492v-8jgq-fj65 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in magpie/scripts/magpie_slashbox.php in RSS Feed Reader...

Record: GHSA-492v-8jgq-fj65
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-0740 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2011-0740
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pleer rss feed reader

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	WordPress Plugin RSS Feed Reader 0.1 - 'rss_url' Cross-Site Scripting	2011-01-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2011-0740 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Pleer Rss Feed Reader, published February 2, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.66%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.