Is CVE-2008-4616 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4616 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4616?

CVE-2008-4616 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-4616

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.3%EU EUVD

The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 7.3% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4596)
Published: October 20, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4596 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

the spanner / spambam plugin
wordpress / spambam plugin

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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