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WordPress core

CVE-2008-5695

wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.

Severity
High 8.5
Published
19 Dec 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Every version up to 2.3.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5695
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5695