WordPress options.php SQL injection
| wordpress-options-sql-injection (35719) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the options.php script using the page_options parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- WordPress, WordPress 2.2.1
Remedy:
Refer to WordPress trac: Ticket #4690 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- mybeNi websecurity blog: July 31st, 2007, 2. Wordpress /options.php SQL Injection Vulnerability at http://mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/.
- Wordpress trac Ticket #4690, Wordpress options.php SQL Injection Vulnerability at http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4690.
- BID-25161: WordPress Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4154: SQL injection vulnerability in options.php in WordPress 2.2.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page_options parameter to (1) options-general.php, (2) options-writing.php, (3) options-reading.php, (4) options-discussion.php, (5) options-privacy.php, (6) options-permalink.php, (7) options-misc.php, and possibly other unspecified components.
- DSA-1564: wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 31, 2007
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