CVE-2008-5695 : wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests

wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.

Published 2008-12-19 18:30:00

Updated 2021-04-21 14:43:38

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute code

Threat overview for CVE-2008-5695

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2008-5695 3

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5695

EPSS FAQ

3.69%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 91 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5695

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
8.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C	6.8	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2008-5695

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-5695

Products affected by CVE-2008-5695