WordPress wp-login.php HTTP response splitting
| wordpress-response-splitting (17649) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress is vulnerable to an HTTP response splitting attack. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the wp-login.php script to cause the server to return a split response, which would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress (1.2.1 or later), available from the WordPress Download Web page. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress (1.2.1 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-12 . See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 06 2004 - 18:41:02 CDT : HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability in Wordpress 1.2.
- WordPress Web site: WordPress.
- BID-11348: Wordpress Wp-login.PHP HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1584: CRLF injection vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 1.2 allows remote attackers to perform HTTP Response Splitting attacks to modify expected HTML content from the server via the text parameter.
- GLSA-200410-12: WordPress: HTTP response splitting and XSS vulnerabilities
- SA12773: Wordpress "wp-login.php" HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- WordPress WordPress 1.2
Reported:
Oct 06, 2004
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