WordPress mbstring extension security bypass
| wordpress-mbstring-security-bypass (31297) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a vulnerability in different charset trackbacks. If PHP's mbstring extension is enabled, a remote attacker could bypass SQL parameter escaping and perform SQL injection attacks which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2-STABLE
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG CURRENT
- WordPress, WordPress prior to 2.06
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress (2.06 or later), available from the WordPress Web site. See References.
For OpenPKG:
Refer to OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2007.005 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200701-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Jan 05 2007 - 09:14:07 CST, WordPress Trackback Charset Decoding SQL Injection Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0125.html.
- WordPress Web site, WordPress > Download at http://wordpress.org/download/.
- BID-21907: WordPress Charset Decoding SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0107: WordPress before 2.0.6, when mbstring is enabled for PHP, decodes alternate character sets after escaping the SQL query, which allows remote attackers to bypass SQL injection protection schemes and execute arbitrary SQL commands via multibyte charsets, as demonstrated using UTF-7.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-0061: WordPress Trackback Charset SQL Injection and Admin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200701-10: WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities
- OpenPKG-SA-2007.005: WordPress
- SA23595: Wordpress SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jan 05, 2007
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