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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5695 · published 19 December 2008

CVE-2008-5695: Wordpress improper input validation vulnerability

Wordpress · Wordpress

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.

8.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.0% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
8.5CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=7534&page&replies=1 Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28789 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4798 Third Party Advisory
http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27633 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=7534&page&replies=1 Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28789 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4798 Third Party Advisory
http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27633 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5695), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.