CVE-2008-0196 (GCVE-0-2008-0196)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-01-10 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:39
VLAI
Summary
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the page parameter to certain PHP scripts under wp-admin/ or (2) the import parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, as demonstrated by discovering the full path via a request for the \..\..\wp-config pathname; and allow remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to wp-admin/templates.php.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2008-01-03 00:00
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