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CVE-2008-4769

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 attacke…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
WordpressWordpress
through 2.3.3
Versions 0.6.2, 0.6.2.1, 0.7, 0.71, 0.71-gold

Weakness classification

CWE-22

References