CVE-2008-5695
EPSS 16.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-5695
To remediate CVE-2008-5695, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 2.3.2 or later
Is CVE-2008-5695 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 16.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.3.2