Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress 2.3.3 and earlier, and 2.5, allows remote attackers to include and possibly execute arbitrary PHP files via the cat parameter in index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Change Log
| Date | Source | Changes | Score |
|---|
| 2026-07-21 | exploitdb | E: U→P | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | cve.org | initial, patch: Unavailable | 0.0 |
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | ≤ 2.3.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.7 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.71 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.71-gold |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.711 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0-platinum |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.1-miles |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.2-blakey |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2-delta |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2-mingus |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.3.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.4 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5-strayhorn |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.6 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.10 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.10_rc1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.10_rc2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.11 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.4 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.6 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.7 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.8 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.9 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.3_rc1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.3_rc2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2_revision5002 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2_revision5003 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.5 |
Published: 2008-10-28