SQL Injection in Source Workshop Words Tag Script

CVE-2008-3945

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in Words tag 1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the word parameter in a claim action.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2008-09-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.010 (61.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Source Workshop Words Tag Script — versions 1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

secunia.com/advisories/31653 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6336 (exploit)
securityreason.com/securityalert/4225 (third-party-advisory)