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CVE-2008-0204

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in math-comment-spam-protection.php in the Math Comment Spam Protection 2.1 and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) mcsp_opt_msg_no_answer or (2) mcsp_opt_msg_wrong_answer parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0204 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-01-10T00:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	math_comment_spam_protection_plugin	≤ 2.1	Yes

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539 ([email protected])
http://websecurity.com.ua/1576/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://websecurity.com.ua/1576/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wordpress's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.