CVE-2010-5293
EPSS 0.39%
Description
wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 does not properly whitelist trackbacks and pingbacks in the blogroll, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended spam restrictions via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a URL that triggers a substring match.
How to fix CVE-2010-5293
To remediate CVE-2010-5293, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 3.0.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2010-5293 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.0.2-1