CVE-2006-2667
HIGH
7.5
CVSS 2.0
Description
Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.
Affected WordPress components
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WordPress coreUp to and including 2.0.2
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- n/a n/a — Versions not specified
- wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 2.0.2
References
- retrogod.altervista.org http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html Exploit
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/20271 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/20608
- www.gentoo.org http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml
- www.osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/25777
- www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18372
- www.vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26687
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record