WordPress wp-pass.php security bypass
| wordpress-wppass-security-bypass (35272) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress could allow a remote attacker to bypass cross-domain security restrictions, caused by a redirection vulnerability in the wp-pass.php script. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass cross-domain security restrictions, perform cross-site scripting attacks, conduct phishing attacks, and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Wordpress (2.2.2 or later), available from the WordPress Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jul 05 2007 - 10:14:20 CDT: Redirection Vulnerability in wp-pass.php, WordPress 2.2.1.
- WordPress Web site: WordPress.
- CVE-2007-3639: WordPress before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to redirect visitors to other websites and potentially obtain sensitive information via (1) the _wp_http_referer parameter to wp-pass.php, related to the wp_get_referer function in wp-includes/functions.php; and possibly other vectors related to (2) wp-includes/pluggable.php and (3) the wp_nonce_ays function in wp-includes/functions.php.
- DSA-1564: wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 40802: WordPress wp-pass.php _wp_http_referer Variable Arbitrary Site Redirect
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
Reported:
Jul 05, 2007
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