Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/templates.php in WordPress 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter. NOTE: some sources have reported this as a vulnerability in the get_file_description function in wp-admin/admin-functions.php.
An official patch is available. Apply the patch as soon as possible.
Patch StatusOfficial Patch
Change Log
| Date | Source | Changes | Score |
|---|
| 2026-07-21 | exploitdb | E: U→P | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | nvd | patch: Unavailable→Official Patch | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | cve.org | initial, patch: Unavailable | 0.0 |
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | ≤ 2.0.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.7 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.71 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.4 |
Published: 2006-12-28