CVE-2008-4616
The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog...
The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.
- Record
CVE-2008-4616- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.
- Record
CVE-2008-4616- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4596 No score
The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4596- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-735m-hmhh-5jph No score
The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog...
The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.
- Record
GHSA-735m-hmhh-5jph- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin SpamBam - Key Calculation Security Bypass | 2007-01-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4616 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in The Spanner Spambam Plugin, published October 20, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.29%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.