{"cve":"CVE-2008-0196","nvd":{"published":"2008-01-10T00:46:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:49:07.023","status":"Modified","description":"Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.0.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the page parameter to certain PHP scripts under wp-admin/ or (2) the import parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, as demonstrated by discovering the full path via a request for the \\..\\..\\wp-config pathname; and allow remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to wp-admin/templates.php.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-January/059439.html","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3539","http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument762.html","http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument768.html","http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument772.html"],"products":["wordpress:wordpress"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-0196","score":0.03424,"percentile":0.88916,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}