wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins
Published Dec 19, 2008
8.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.01%
Description
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.3.2
- < 1.3.2
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:S/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.01% (0.12008) | 96.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.01% (0.12008) | 95.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 16.37% (0.16371) | 94.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 15.28% (0.15284) | 94.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.26% (0.17260) | 94.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.04% (0.11039) | 89.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 17.26% (0.17260) | 94.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 18.68% (0.18684) | 94.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.26% (0.17260) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 18.87% (0.18874) | 96.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.69% (0.03691) | 90.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.38% (0.11379) | 95.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.38% (0.11379) | 94.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.38% (0.11379) | 88.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=7534&page&replies=1 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28789 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4798 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27633 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=7534&page&replies=1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28789 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4798 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27633 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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