# CVE-2007-4893: wp-admin/admin-functions.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 and Wordpress multi-user (MU) before 1.2.5a does not properly verify the unfiltered\_h

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-09-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

wp-admin/admin-functions.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 and Wordpress multi-user (MU) before 1.2.5a does not properly verify the unfiltered_html privilege, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via modified data to (1) post.php or (2) page.php with a no_filter field.

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## References

- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4720
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3132
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-214.shtml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36576
- http://wordpress.org/development/2007/09/wordpress-223/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26771
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25639
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=285831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26796

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