{
    "id": "CVE-2008-4769",
    "published": "2008-10-28 10:30:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:58:30",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.08974",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95121",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-04 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "wordpress",
            "product": "wordpress"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31670",
            "title": "WordPress Core 2.3.3 - 'cat' Directory Traversal",
            "date": "2008-04-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31670"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}