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CVE-2008-0508

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in deans_permalinks_migration.php in the Dean's Permalinks Migration 1.0 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to modify the oldstructure (aka dean_pm_config[oldstructure]) configuration setting as administrators via the old_struct parameter in a deans_permalinks_migration.php action to wp-admin/options-general.php, as demonstrated by placing an XSS sequence in this setting.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0508 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

2008-01-31T20:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-06-16T22:49:46.420

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	permalinks_migration_plugin	1.0	Yes

References

http://g30rg3x.com/wp-files/dpm_11gx.zip Patch ([email protected])
http://g30rg3x.com/xsrf-bajo-deans-permalinks-migration-10 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0801-advisories/deans-xsrf.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28593 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3595 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486840/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0281 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39845 ([email protected])
http://g30rg3x.com/wp-files/dpm_11gx.zip Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://g30rg3x.com/xsrf-bajo-deans-permalinks-migration-10 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0801-advisories/deans-xsrf.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28593 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3595 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486840/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0281 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39845 (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.