CVE-2008-0616

Public Exploit

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the administration panel in the DMSGuestbook 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.72% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3615 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40196 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487437/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5035 exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0616?
CVE-2008-0616 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0616?
To fix CVE-2008-0616, 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-2008-0616 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0616 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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