SQL Injection in WordPress
CVE-2008-7040
SQL injection vulnerability in ahah/sf-profile.php in the Yellow Swordfish Simple Forum module for Wordpress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the u parameter. NOTE: this issue was disclosed by an unreliable researcher, so the details might be incorrect.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
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: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488279 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- osvdb.org/52210 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41578 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27854 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-7040?
- CVE-2008-7040 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under SQL Injection. Published 2009-08-24.
- Is CVE-2008-7040 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.