VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2146
wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for certain pages.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.73%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for certain pages.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.73% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/45188
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/6029Exploit
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.2.2&old=6063&new_path=tags%2F2.2.3&new=6063#file10Exploit
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4748Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42379
- http://osvdb.org/45188
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/6029Exploit
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.2.2&old=6063&new_path=tags%2F2.2.3&new=6063#file10Exploit
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4748Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42379
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.