Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is an old WordPress theme flaw. Sites using the News theme before version 0.2 could let an attacker inject script or HTML through a page parameter, potentially affecting visitors or administrators who view the vulnerable page.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted cleanup item for legacy WordPress assets. It is not KEV-listed, but exposed administrative sessions or visitor trust could be affected if obsolete themes remain online.
Technical view
CVE-2011-3851 is a cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress News theme before 0.2. The vulnerable input is the cpage parameter. The source bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE mapping, exploit details, or confirmed active exploitation.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to WordPress sites running the News theme before version 0.2. The bundle does not identify other affected products or maintained forks.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not marked in KEV, and the supplied sources do not report active exploitation. Public evidence only supports remote script or HTML injection through the cpage parameter.
Researcher notes
The evidence is sparse. The useful facts are product context, affected version boundary, vulnerability class, and parameter name. Avoid assuming exploit availability, precise impact, or remediation details beyond replacing or updating the vulnerable theme.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using the News theme.
- Upgrade the News theme to version 0.2 or later if available.
- Remove or replace the theme if no trusted update path exists.
- Check the original advisory and vendor guidance for maintained fixes.
- Review WordPress theme inventory for abandoned or copied theme code.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the News theme is installed or active.
- Record the installed theme version for each WordPress site.
- Verify vulnerable versions are removed or upgraded.
- Check web logs for unusual cpage parameter activity.
- Confirm no custom theme copy retains the vulnerable input handling.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://sitewat.ch/en/Advisories/9CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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