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CVE-2008-7216

Peter's Math Anti-Spam Spinoff plugin for WordPress generates audio CAPTCHA clips by concatenating static audio files without any additional distortion, which allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection by reading certain bytes from the generated clip.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-7216 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, 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

2009-09-11T16:30:00.563

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:03:50.703

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	peter\'s_math_anti-spam_for_wordpress	-	Yes

References

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=df36cd52_19xzmkwqcg ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486331/100/200/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27287 Exploit ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39688 ([email protected])
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=df36cd52_19xzmkwqcg (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486331/100/200/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27287 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39688 (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.