Vulnerability in WordPress Peter\'s Math Anti-Spam For
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.058 (92.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39688 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27287 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486331/100/200/threaded (mailing-list)
- docs.google.com/View
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-7216?
- CVE-2008-7216 is a vulnerability in WordPress Peter\'s Math Anti-Spam For, classified under CWE-264. Published 2009-09-11.
- Is CVE-2008-7216 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.