CVE-2008-5113 describes a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress 2.6.3, stemming from its reliance on the REQUEST superglobal array. This flaw, when combined with an independent cookie injection vulnerability, allows remote attackers to perform delayed and persistent CSRF attacks, potentially leading to user account deletion or denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and partial impact on integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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