Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4769 (CCN-41920)

Assigned:2008-04-02
Published:2008-04-02
Updated:2017-08-08
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
8.1 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-22
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4769

Source: CCN
Type: SA29949
WordPress "cat" Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
29949

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Trac Changeset 7586
Sanitize "cat" query var and cast to int before looking for a category template

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7586

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
WordPress

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-1871

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1871
wordpress -- several vulnerabilities

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.juniper.fi/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28845.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 44591
WordPress wp-includes/theme.php get_category_template() Function cat Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
28845

Source: CCN
Type: BID-28845
WordPress 'cat' Parameter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-cat-file-include(41920)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-cat-directory-traversal(41920)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-delta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-mingus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.3.3)
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8072
    P
    		DSA-1871 wordpress -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12947
    P
    		DSA-1871-2 wordpress -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13072
    P
    		DSA-1871-1 wordpress -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.debian:def:1871
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2009-08-23
    BACK
    wordpress wordpress 0.6.2
    wordpress wordpress 0.6.2 beta_2
    wordpress wordpress 0.6.2.1
    wordpress wordpress 0.6.2.1 beta_2
    wordpress wordpress 0.7
    wordpress wordpress 0.71
    wordpress wordpress 0.71-gold
    wordpress wordpress 0.72
    wordpress wordpress 0.72 beta1
    wordpress wordpress 0.72 beta2
    wordpress wordpress 0.72 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 0.711
    wordpress wordpress 1.0
    wordpress wordpress 1.0-platinum
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.1-miles
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.2-blakey
    wordpress wordpress 1.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.2 beta
    wordpress wordpress 1.2-delta
    wordpress wordpress 1.2-mingus
    wordpress wordpress 1.2.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.2.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.3.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.4
    wordpress wordpress 1.5
    wordpress wordpress 1.5-strayhorn
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.3
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.6
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    wordpress wordpress 2.0.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.4
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.5
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.6
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.7
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.8
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.9
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10_rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10_rc2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.11
    wordpress wordpress 2.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.1 alpha_3
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3_rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3_rc2
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    wordpress wordpress 2.2_revision5003
    wordpress wordpress 2.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.1 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.2
    wordpress wordpress *
    wordpress wordpress 2.5
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.5
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.6
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.2.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.11
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.2.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.2.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.7
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.4
    wordpress wordpress 2.0
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3 rc2
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10 rc2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10 rc1
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    debian debian linux 5.0