CVE-2008-0508 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can trick administrators into modifying permalink settings via CSRF, potentially leading to XSS injection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0508?
CVE-2008-0508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0508?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Permalinks Migration Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0508?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-0508 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0508 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g39-gfvp-6mm7.