CVE-2008-3747

Name	CVE-2008-3747
Description	The (1) get_edit_post_link and (2) get_edit_comment_link functions in wp-includes/link-template.php in WordPress before 2.6.1 do not force SSL communication in the intended situations, which might allow remote attackers to gain administrative access by sniffing the network for a cookie.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	497216

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
wordpress (PTS)	bullseye (security), bullseye	5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1	fixed
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1	fixed
	forky, sid, trixie	6.8.1+dfsg1-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
wordpress	source	etch	(not affected)
wordpress	source	(unstable)	2.5.1-6	low		497216

[etch] - wordpress <not-affected> (Does not have force-sll mechanism)