CVE-2008-2146

Publication date 12 May 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

wp-includes/vars.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 does not properly extract the current path from the PATH_INFO ($PHP_SELF), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for certain pages.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wordpress 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

wgrant

Rather old. Fixed in >= hardy.