CVE-2008-4616

Published: Oct 20, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The SpamBam plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass restrictions and add blog comments by using server-supplied values to calculate a shared key.

Affected (2)

Products: The Spanner: Spambam Plugin · Wordpress: Spambam Plugin

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
The Spanner Spambam Plugin	All versions
Wordpress Spambam Plugin	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (8)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4438

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486333/100/200/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27291

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39690

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4438

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486333/100/200/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27291

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39690

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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