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TI-2008-05403 Aliases CVE-2008-5695GHSA-qjrf-4pw9-57w4

wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12008 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.3.2VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5695
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjrf-4pw9-57w4

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 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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