All vulnerabilitiesWordPress core
CVE-2008-2146 wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for certain pages.
Severity High 7.5
Published 12 May 2008
Last changed 16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron 17 Oct 2026
Sources NVD Affected software Software Affected versions WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress Version 2.2.1 Version 2.2_revision5003 Version 2.2_revision5002 Version 2.2 All 46 release lines Every version up to 2.2.2 Version 0.6.2 Version 0.6.2.1 Version 0.7 Version 0.71 Version 0.711 Version 1.0 Version 1.0.1 Version 1.0.2 Version 1.2 Version 1.2.1 Version 1.2.2 Version 1.3.1 Version 1.4 Version 1.5 Version 1.5-strayhorn Version 1.5.1 Version 1.5.1.1 Version 1.5.1.2 Version 1.5.1.3 Version 1.5.2 Version 1.6 Version 2.0 Version 2.0.1 Version 2.0.2 Version 2.0.3 Version 2.0.4 Version 2.0.5 Version 2.0.6 Version 2.0.7 Version 2.0.8 Version 2.0.9 Version 2.0.10_rc1 Version 2.0.10_rc2 Version 2.0.10 Version 2.0.11 Version 2.1 Version 2.1.1 Version 2.1.2 Version 2.1.3_rc1 Version 2.1.3_rc2 Version 2.1.3 Version 2.2 Version 2.2_revision5002 Version 2.2_revision5003 Version 2.2.1
References NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2146 CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2146