WordPress comment SQL injection
| wordpress-comment-sql-injection (25321) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress is vulnerable to SQL injection. If comments are allowed but not monitored, a remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements when posting a comment about an article that, when passed to the 'User-Agent' HTTP header parameter, could allow the attacker to add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- WordPress, WordPress 1.5.2
Remedy:
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to GLSA 200603-01 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for patch or upgrade information.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- WordPress Web site, WordPress at http://wordpress.org/.
- BID-16950: WordPress User-Agent SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1012: SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress 1.5.2, and possibly other versions before 2.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the User-Agent field in an HTTP header for a comment.
- GLSA-200603-01: WordPress: SQL injection vulnerability
- SA19109: Wordpress "User-Agent" Header SQL Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 04, 2006
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