CVE-2008-5113

wordpress delayed attack via cookies

Published Nov 17, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1871-1 New wordpress packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1871-2 New wordpress packages fix regression
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5092 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.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:40 AM
Reserved
Nov 17, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 17, 2008, 11:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 6, 2008, 12:00 AM