CVE-2008-4769 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress 2.3.3 and earlier, and 2.5, allows remote attackers to include and possibly execute arbitrary PHP files via the cat parameter in index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 8.97% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Core 2.3.3 - 'cat' Directory Traversal | 2008-04-18 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29949
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7586
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
- http://www.juniper.fi/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28845.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41920
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29949
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7586
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
- http://www.juniper.fi/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28845.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41920
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