wordpress delayed attack via cookies
Published Nov 17, 2008
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.36%
Description
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.
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.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.36% (0.01357) | 70.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01320) | 67.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 51.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 55.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 54.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 52.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://bugs.debian.org/504771 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5113 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471989 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46698 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5113
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5113
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/504771 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5113 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471989 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46698 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5113 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5113 |
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