WordPress user profile PHP code execution
| wordpress-user-profile-code-injection (26687) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code. A remote attacker could inject PHP code when registering or updating the user profile, which would be stored in the wp-content/cache/userlogins/ and wp-content/cache/users/ directories inside the web root.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- WordPress, WordPress 2.0.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress (2.0.3 or later), available from the WordPress Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Bugtraq Mailing List, Thu May 25 2006 - 14:01:39 CDT , Wordpress <=2.0.2 'cache' shell injection at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0538.html.
- BID-18372: WordPress Username Remote PHP Code Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2667: 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.
- GLSA-200606-08: WordPress: Arbitrary command execution
- OSVDB ID: 25777: WordPress User Profile Cache Injection Arbitrary PHP Code Injection
- SA20271: WordPress PHP Code Injection Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1992: WordPress User Profile Handling Remote PHP Command Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
May 25, 2006
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