{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2008-11-28T19:30:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-5278",
  "details": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the self_link function in in the RSS Feed Generator (wp-includes/feed.php) for WordPress before 2.6.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header (HTTP_HOST variable).",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32882"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32966"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498652"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-265/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/50214"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4662"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32476"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46882"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00000.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00176.html"
    }
  ]
}