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CVE

CVE-2008-2146

wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF)

wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for certain pages.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00583
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
wordpress<= 2.2.2
wordpressall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
poctrac.wordpress.org · 6029trac.wordpress.org
poctrac.wordpress.org · changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.2.2&old=6063&new_path=tags%2F...trac.wordpress.org
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD12 May 2008 · 08:20 PM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/45188
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4748Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42379
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