National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3747
Original release date:08/27/2008
Last revised:08/19/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The (1) get_edit_post_link and (2) get_edit_comment_link functions in wp-includes/link-template.php in WordPress before 2.6.1 do not force SSL communication in the intended situations, which might allow remote attackers to gain administrative access by sniffing the network for a cookie.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7359
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: wordpress-geteditpostlink-info-disclosure(44569)
External Source: BID
Name: 30750
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080820 Re: wordpress 2.6.1
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080819 wordpress 2.6.1