Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2008-2146
wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for certain pages.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 0.6.2, 0.6.2.1, 0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Exploit)
- osvdb.org/45188 (vdb-entry)
- trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4748 (Patch)
- trac.wordpress.org/changeset/6029 (Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42379 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2146?
- CVE-2008-2146 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2008-05-12.
- Is CVE-2008-2146 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.