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CVE-2008-4769

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.

Published

2008-10-28T10:30:01.290

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-22
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wordpress wordpress ≤ 2.3.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.6.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.6.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.6.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.6.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.7 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.71 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.71-gold Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.72 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.72 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.72 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.72 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 0.711 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0-platinum Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0.1-miles Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.0.2-blakey Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2-delta Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2-mingus Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.2.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.3.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5-strayhorn Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.5.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 1.6 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.5 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.6 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.7 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.8 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.9 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.10 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.10_rc1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.10_rc2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.0.11 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1.3_rc1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.1.3_rc2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2.0 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2_revision5002 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.2_revision5003 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.3.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.3.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.3.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 2.5 Yes
References