# CVE-2008-0195: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive path information via empty page parameters in WordPress admin scripts, exposing internal file system details.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0195, GHSA-mc4g-fgwx-48vc

## What is CVE-2008-0195?

CVE-2008-0195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 10 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an empty value of the page parameter to certain PHP scripts under wp-admin/, which reveals the path in various error messages.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0195?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wordpress Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0195?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-0195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress

- [CVE-2026-63030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63030/): WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-87902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87902/): WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-60137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60137/): WordPress Core SQL Injection (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-2399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2399/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2400/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0195 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 10 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wordpress Wordpress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0195/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0195
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0195
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0195

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0195/
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