CVE-2008-4616 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.3% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.29% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| the spanner | spambam plugin |
| wordpress | spambam plugin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin SpamBam - Key Calculation Security Bypass | 2007-01-15 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4438
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486333/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27291
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39690
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4438
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486333/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27291
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39690
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