CVE-2008-4616

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Published Oct 20, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 7.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:the_spanner:spambam_plugin::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:spambam_plugin::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4596	The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.3% (7.289% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4438
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486333/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27291
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39690

History

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Subscriptions

The Spanner Spambam Plugin

Wordpress Spambam Plugin

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 20, 2008, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:24 AM
Reserved: Oct 20, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 20, 2008, 6:14 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM

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