{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2008-12-19T18:30:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-5695",
  "details": "wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=7534\u0026page\u0026replies=1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/28789"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4798"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27633"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066"
    }
  ]
}