Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in math-comment-spam-protection.php in the Math Comment Spam Protection 2.1 and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to perform actions as administrators via the (1) mcsp_opt_msg_no_answer or (2) mcsp_opt_msg_wrong_answer parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0205
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9p6-65gj-r6fx
References
Advisory 1
More WordPress Math Comment Spam Protection Plugin vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00186 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in math-comment-spam-protection.php… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-0205 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0205 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9p6-65gj-r6fx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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