CVE-2008-0615

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-admin/admin.php in the DMSGuestbook 1.8.0 and 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) folder and (2) file parameters.

Published: 2008-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0615 is rated Exploit Available (51.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0615

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0615

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.00% 0.43% -0.58%
2 2025-03-29 0.43% 1.00% +0.58%
3 2025-03-24 — 0.43% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0615

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0615

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0615

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dmsguestbook_project dmsguestbook 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:dmsguestbook_project:dmsguestbook:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
dmsguestbook_project dmsguestbook 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:dmsguestbook_project:dmsguestbook:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0615

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28759 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3615 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487437/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27575 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5035 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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