CVE-2008-0198

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to perform actions as administrators via the (1) wpcf_question, (2) wpcf_success_msg, or (3) wpcf_error_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory org.uk Third-Party Advisory securityvulns.ru Third-Party Advisory securityvulns.ru Third-Party Advisory com.ua Third-Party Advisory com.ua Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument546.html third party advisory broken link
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html mailing list exploit third party advisory broken link
http://websecurity.com.ua/1600/ third party advisory
http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument667.html third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539 third party advisory broken link
http://websecurity.com.ua/1641/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0198?
CVE-2008-0198 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0198?
To fix CVE-2008-0198, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0198 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0198 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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