CVE-2010-5294 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the request_filesystem_credentials function in wp-admin/includes/file.php in WordPre…
published 2014-01-21 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-5253
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.0.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5294
Exploit prediction
1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/16367 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
core.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/16367
exploit, patch
-
codex.wordpress.org
/Version_3.0.2
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-5294
- NVD CVE-2010-5294
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