CVE-2008-4616

SpamBam Plugin for WordPress - Comment Restriction Bypass via Server-Supplied Shared Key

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4616. PoCs published by Romero.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit bypasses SpamBam's client-side verification by extracting and executing JavaScript to compute the required key, allowing automated spam submission. It uses WWW::Mechanize and JavaScript::SpiderMonkey to parse and manipulate form data.

Description

The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Romero · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31030

This exploit bypasses SpamBam's client-side verification by extracting and executing JavaScript to compute the required key, allowing automated spam submission. It uses WWW::Mechanize and JavaScript::SpiderMonkey to parse and manipulate form data.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SpamBam WordPress plugin (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with SpamBam-protected form · Perl environment with WWW::Mechanize and JavaScript::SpiderMonkey modules
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4438
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27291
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486333/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39690

Scores

EPSS 0.0729
EPSS Percentile 93.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
the_spanner/spambam_plugin
wordpress/spambam_plugin
Published Oct 20, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026