CVE-2008-5695

WordPress <2.3.2 - Authenticated RCE

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Alexander Concha · phpwebappsphp

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

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (7)

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=7534&page&replies=1

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28789

[Third Party Advisory] http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4798

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27633

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066

Scores

EPSS 0.1637

EPSS Percentile 94.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (2)

wordpress/wordpress < 2.3.2

wordpress/wordpress_mu < 1.3.2

Published Dec 19, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026