WordPress SpamBam plugin input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in WordPress SpamBam plugin. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4616. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress SpamBam plugin (Content Management System) (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 10/20/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4616 since 10/20/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39690), Exploit-DB (31030) and SecurityFocus (BID 27291†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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01/15/2008 🔍
10/20/2008 +279 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2339 days 🔍
12/14/2025 +3925 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44585
X-Force: 39690 - SpamBam plugin for WordPress client security bypass
SecurityFocus: 27291 - SpamBam WordPress Plugin Key Calculation Security Bypass Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 12/14/2025 04:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (55), 11/29/2017 14:40 (1), 12/14/2025 04:19 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:FCA:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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