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CVE-2008-3747

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

• WordPress: 0.6.2, 0.6.2.1, 0.7, 0.71, 0.72, 0.72-beta1 (+39)

References

• http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7359
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/19/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30750
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44569
• http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7359
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/19/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30750
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44569

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