CSRF in Wp-Contactform Project
CVE-2008-0198
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to perform actions as administrators via the (1) wpcf_question, (2) wpcf_success_msg, or (3) wpcf_error_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wp-Contactform Project — versions 1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securityvulns.ru/Sdocument546.html (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html (mailing-list, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- websecurity.com.ua/1600/ (Third Party Advisory)
- securityvulns.ru/Sdocument667.html (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3539 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- websecurity.com.ua/1641/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0198?
- CVE-2008-0198 is a vulnerability in Wp-Contactform Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2008-01-10.
- Is CVE-2008-0198 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.