CVE-2008-5113 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can perform persistent CSRF attacks to delete user accounts or cause denial of service by exploiting cookie injection vulnerabilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5113?
CVE-2008-5113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 17 Nov 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
WordPress 2.6.3 relies on the REQUEST superglobal array in certain dangerous situations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct delayed and persistent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via crafted cookies, as demonstrated by attacks that (1) delete user accounts or (2) cause a denial of service (loss of application access). NOTE: this issue relies on the presence of an independent vulnerability that allows cookie injection.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5113?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5113?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-5113 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5113 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5113, GHSA-m5gr-m2fc-vhr6.