CVE-2008-3747
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3747 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-08-27 15:21:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.6.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.71 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.711 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.72 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.72 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.72 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.72 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress 'get_edit_post_link()' & 'get_edit_comment_link()' Multiple Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| oss-security - wordpress 2.6.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: wordpress 2.6.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| #7359 (get_edit_post_link() and get_edit_comment_link() don't use SSL when they should) - WordPress Trac - Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | trac.wordpress.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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