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 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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

8.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

12.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2008-12-19

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066

Security advisories

• http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=7534&page&replies=1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28789
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4798
• http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27633

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry