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TI-2008-00175 Aliases CVE-2008-0193GHSA-2q33-97fp-mrjr

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and…

Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-db-backup.php in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier, and possibly 2.1.x through 2.3.x, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the backup parameter in a wp-db-backup.php action to wp-admin/edit.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03967 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.11VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3_rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3_rc2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3_rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3_rc2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2_revision5002VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2_revision5003VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2_revision5002 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2_revision5003 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0193
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q33-97fp-mrjr

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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