HIGH
wordpress: Malicious File Execution Vulnerability
Published May 21, 2008
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.28%
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in WordPress 2.5.1 and earlier might allow remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary PHP files via the Upload section in the Write Tabs area of the dashboard.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.28% 0.04279
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04279
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04279) | 90.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04279) | 89.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01710) | 80.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 5.06% (0.05064) | 87.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01710) | 81.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 57.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 56.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 54.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3897 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492230/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29276 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2392 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447888 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42561 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2392
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2392
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3897 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492230/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29276 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2392 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447888 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42561 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2392 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2392 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 21, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 21, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2392
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a