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CVE-2008-4769in critical feed1 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress 2.3.3 and earlier, and 2.5, a…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.0%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress 2.3.3 and earlier, and 2.5, allows remote attackers to include and possibly execute arbitrary PHP files via the cat parameter in index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-31670 WordPress Core 2.3.3 - 'cat' Directory Traversal · webapps · 2008-04-18

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41920 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • trac.wordpress.org /changeset/7586 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/28845 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1871 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29949 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • juniper.fi /security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28845.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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