WordPress feed.php code execution
| wordpress-feed-code-execution (32804) |  High Risk |
Description:
WordPress could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system caused by improper validation of input by the feed.php script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request using the ix parameter to execute arbitrary PHP code on the system with the privileges of the Web server.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress (2.1.2 or later), available from the WordPress Web site. See References.
References:
- WordPress Blog, March 2, 2007: WORDPRESS 2.1.1 DANGEROUS, UPGRADE .
- WordPress Web site: WordPress.
- BID-22797: Wordpress 2.1.1 Command Execution Backdoor Vulnerability
- BID-23321: Microsoft Windows Explorer BMP Image Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1277: WordPress 2.1.1, as downloaded from some official distribution sites during February and March 2007, contains an externally introduced backdoor that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) an eval injection vulnerability in the ix parameter to wp-includes/feed.php, and (2) an untrusted passthru call in the iz parameter to wp-includes/theme.php.
- SA24374: WordPress Command Execution and PHP "eval()" Injection
- US-CERT VU#214480: WordPress fails to properly sanitize input passed to the ix parameter in wp-includes/feed.php
- US-CERT VU#641456: WordPress fails to properly sanitize input passed to the iz parameter in wp-includes/theme.php
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0812: WordPress comment_text_phpfilter() and get_theme_mcommand() Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- WordPress WordPress 2.1.1
Reported:
Mar 02, 2007
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