WordPress Core 2.3.3 - 'cat' Directory Traversal

Author: Gerendi Sandor Attila
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2008-04-18 
date_updated: 2017-05-04 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2008-4769;OSVDB-44591 
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aliases:  
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application_url: http://www.exploit-db.comWordPress-2.3.3.zip

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845/info

WordPress is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

Exploiting the issue may allow an attacker to access sensitive information that could aid in further attacks.

WordPress 2.3.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

http://www.example.com/wordpress/?cat=1.php/../searchform?