Is CVE-2008-4769 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-4769 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-4769?

CVE-2008-4769 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-4769?

CVE-2008-4769 has an EPSS score of 8.97% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4769?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 2.5.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-4769

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress 2.3.3 and earlier, and 2.5, allows remote attackers to include and possibly execute arbitrary PHP files via the cat parameter in index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:2.5.1-1CVE-2008-4769

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

8.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references4

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CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.