CVE-2008-0617
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the DMSGuestbook 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 2.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 16% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the DMSGuestbook 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) file parameter to wp-admin/admin.php, or the (2) messagefield parameter in the guestbook page, and the (3) title parameter in the messagearea.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5035 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
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By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- 27575 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 3615 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20080202 Wordpress Plugin dmsguestbook 1.7.0 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5035 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0627 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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