CVE-2008-4769

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    CVE-2008-4769

    Published: 28 Oct 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/29949, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845, http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7586, http://www.juniper.fi/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28845.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41920

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High