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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-7216 · published 11 September 2009

CVE-2008-7216: Peter\'s math anti-spam for wordpress permissions and access controls vulnerability

Wordpress · Peter\'S Math Anti Spam For Wordpress

Peter's Math Anti-Spam Spinoff plugin for WordPress generates audio CAPTCHA clips by concatenating static audio files without any additional distortion, which allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection by reading certain bytes from the generated clip.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.8% · top 7.1% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
5.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Peter's Math Anti-Spam Spinoff plugin for WordPress generates audio CAPTCHA clips by concatenating static audio files without any additional distortion, which allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection by reading certain bytes from the generated clip.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=df36cd52_19xzmkwqcg
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486331/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27287 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39688
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=df36cd52_19xzmkwqcg
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486331/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27287 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39688

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-7216), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.