CVE-2008-0508

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in deans_permalinks_migration.php in the Dean's Permalinks Migration 1.0 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to modify the oldstructure (aka dean_pm_config[oldstructure]) configuration setting as administrators via the old_struct parameter in a deans_permalinks_migration.php action to wp-admin/options-general.php, as demonstrated by placing an XSS sequence in this setting.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0801-advisories/deans-xsrf.txt exploit
http://g30rg3x.com/wp-files/dpm_11gx.zip patch
http://g30rg3x.com/xsrf-bajo-deans-permalinks-migration-10 patch exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39845 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0281 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486840/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28593 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3595 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0508?
CVE-2008-0508 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0508?
To fix CVE-2008-0508, 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-2008-0508 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0508 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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