{"cve":"CVE-2008-5113","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-17T23:30:00.530","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:16.633","status":"Modified","description":"WordPress 2.6.3 relies on the REQUEST superglobal array in certain dangerous situations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct delayed and persistent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via crafted cookies, as demonstrated by attacks that (1) delete user accounts or (2) cause a denial of service (loss of application access).  NOTE: this issue relies on the presence of an independent vulnerability that allows cookie injection.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-352"],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/504771","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/14/1","http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46698","http://bugs.debian.org/504771"],"products":["wordpress:wordpress"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5113","score":0.01357,"percentile":0.71665,"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."]}