# CVE-2007-1049: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp\_explain\_nonce function in the nonce AYS functionality (wp-includes/functions.php) for Wor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-02-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_explain_nonce function in the nonce AYS functionality (wp-includes/functions.php) for WordPress 2.0 before 2.0.9 and 2.1 before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter to wp-admin/templates.php, and possibly other vectors involving the action variable.

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## References

- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4876
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24306
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4877
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0741
- http://osvdb.org/33766
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22534
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/22534.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24566
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3781
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29598

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