Is CVE-2008-7216 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7216 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7216?

CVE-2008-7216 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-7216

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 5.8%EU EUVD

Peter's Math Anti-Spam Spinoff plugin for WordPress generates audio CAPTCHA clips by concatenating static audio files without any additional distortion, which allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection by reading certain bytes from the generated clip.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 5.8% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-7175)
Published: September 11, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-7175 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

wordpress / peter's math anti-spam for wordpress

References

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

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