CVE-2005-1688 describes a path disclosure vulnerability in WordPress versions 1.5 and earlier. Attackers could directly request files within wp-content/themes/, wp-includes/, or wp-admin/ directories, causing error messages that revealed the full server path. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 (MEDIUM), indicating low impact on confidentiality and no impact on integrity or availability, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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