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TI-2008-04552 Aliases CVE-2008-4769GHSA-phhp-w7c7-3wcv

Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08974 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 68

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2 beta_2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2.1 beta_2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71-goldVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72 beta1VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 beta_2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2.1 beta_2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71-gold Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 beta1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Show 58 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72 beta2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72 rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.711VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0-platinumVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1-milesVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2-blakeyVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2 betaVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-delta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2-deltaVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-mingus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2-mingusVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5-strayhornVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10_rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10_rc2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.11VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 alpha_3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3_rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3_rc2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2_revision5002VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2_revision5003VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1 rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 beta2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.711 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0-platinum Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1-miles Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2-blakey Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 beta Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-delta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2-delta Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-mingus:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2-mingus Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5-strayhorn Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10_rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10_rc2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 alpha_3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3_rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3_rc2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2_revision5002 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2_revision5003 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4769
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phhp-w7c7-3wcv

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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