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CVE-2008-4769

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 9.0%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress 2.3.3 and earlier, and 2.5, allows remote attackers to include and possibly execute arbitrary PHP files via the cat parameter in index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
EPSS score
9.0% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-4749)
Published
October 28, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4749 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • wordpress / wordpress
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References

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

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