# CVE-2010-5294: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the request\_filesystem\_credentials function in wp-admin/includes/file.php in WordPres

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-21 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the request_filesystem_credentials function in wp-admin/includes/file.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 allow remote servers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by providing a crafted error message for a (1) FTP or (2) SSH connection attempt.

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## References

- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16367
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2

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