7.5high
CVE-2008-2146
wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF), which allows remo…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.7%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for certain pages.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
- WordPress (RSS, critical only)
References
- trac.wordpress.org /changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.2.2&old=6063&new_path=tags%2F2.2.3&new=6063#file10 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /45188 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- trac.wordpress.org /ticket/4748 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- trac.wordpress.org /changeset/6029 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42379 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-2146
- NVD: CVE-2008-2146
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