Is CVE-2008-0203 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2008-0203 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2008-0203 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2008-0203 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2008-0203?

CVE-2008-0203 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

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CVE-2008-0203

CWE-79Published: January 10, 2008· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

4.3

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cryptographp/admin.php in the Cryptographp 1.2 and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) cryptwidth, (2) cryptheight, (3) bgimg, (4) charR, (5) charG, (6) charB, (7) charclear, (8) tfont, (9) charel, (10) charelc, (11) charelv, (12) charnbmin, (13) charnbmax, (14) charspace, (15) charsizemin, (16) charsizemax, (17) charanglemax, (18) noisepxmin, (19) noisepxmax, (20) noiselinemin, (21) noiselinemax, (22) nbcirclemin, (23) nbcirclemax, or (24) brushsize parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2008-0203 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.