CVE-2008-5113

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    CVE-2008-5113

    Published: 17 Nov 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: WordPress 2.6.3 relies on the REQUEST superglobal array in certain dangerous situations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct delayed and persistent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via crafted cookies, as demonstrated by attacks that (1) delete user accounts or (2) cause a denial of service (loss of application access). NOTE: this issue relies on the presence of an independent vulnerability that allows cookie injection.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871, http://bugs.debian.org/504771, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/1, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46698

    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