CVE-2008-0191 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

WordPress 2.2.x and 2.3.x allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid p parameter in an rss2 action to the default URI, which reveals the full path and the SQL database structure.

Published: 2008-01-10

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0203	WordPress 2.2.x and 2.3.x allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid p parameter in an rss2 action to the default URI, which reveals the full path and the SQL database structure.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00978.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539
http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument663.html
http://websecurity.com.ua/1634/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485786/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39423

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:39:34.214Z

Reserved: 2008-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0191

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-10T00:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0191

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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