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
Published Oct 28, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.97%
Description
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
No data.
- ≤ 2.3.3
- 0.6.2
- 0.6.2
- 0.6.2.1
- 0.6.2.1
- 0.7
- 0.71
- 0.71-gold
- 0.72
- 0.72
- 0.72
- 0.72
- 0.711
- 1.0
- 1.0-platinum
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.1-miles
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.2-blakey
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2-delta
- 1.2-mingus
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.3.1
- 1.4
- 1.5
- 1.5-strayhorn
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.1.1
- 1.5.1.2
- 1.5.1.3
- 1.5.2
- 1.6
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.10_rc1
- 2.0.10_rc2
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.3_rc1
- 2.1.3_rc2
- 2.2
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2_revision5002
- 2.2_revision5003
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.97% (0.08974) | 95.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.97% (0.08974) | 94.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 17.66% (0.17660) | 94.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 12.57% (0.12566) | 93.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.06% (0.08056) | 91.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02190) | 73.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 8.06% (0.08056) | 91.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 6.68% (0.06677) | 89.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.06% (0.08056) | 91.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.22% (0.03219) | 91.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01207) | 85.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00980) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00847) | 81.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2023 | 0.85% (0.00847) | 79.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00737) | 77.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29949 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7586 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.juniper.fi/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28845.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41920 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29949 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7586 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.juniper.fi/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28845.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41920 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.