FKIE_CVE-2008-5113

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-17 23:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:59
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/504771
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46698
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/504771
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46698
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress 2.6.3
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