CVE-2008-5695
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not...
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
- Record
CVE-2008-5695- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
- Record
CVE-2008-5695- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5666 No score
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5666- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qjrf-4pw9-57w4 No score
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not...
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
- Record
GHSA-qjrf-4pw9-57w4- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
- Record
CVE-2008-5695- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5695 No score
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5695- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress MU < 1.3.2 - 'active_plugins' Code Execution | 2008-02-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5695 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Wordpress, published December 19, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.0%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 2.3.2.