WordPress and WordPress multi-user (MU) pingback.extensions.getPingbacks() SQL injection
| wordpress-wordpressmu-pingback-sql-injection (36578) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress and WordPress multi-user (MU) are vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the pingback.extensions.getPingbacks() method using the post_type parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 6.5 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
Remedy:
For WordPress:
Upgrade to the latest version of Wordpress (2.2.3 or later), available from the WordPress Web site. See References.
For WordPress multi-user (MU):
Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress multi-user (MU) (1.2.6a or later), available from the WordPress multi-user (MU) Web site. See References.
References:
- Buayacorp Web site: Remote SQL Injection in WordPress and WordPress MU.
- WordPress multi-user (MU) Web site: WordPress MU > Home.
- WordPress Web site: WordPress.
- CVE-2007-4894: Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Wordpress before 2.2.3 and Wordpress multi-user (MU) before 1.2.5a allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the post_type parameter to the pingback.extensions.getPingbacks method in the XMLRPC interface, and other unspecified parameters related to early database escaping and missing validation of query string like parameters.
- SA26771: Wordpress Script Insertion and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3132: Wordpress Multiple Parameter Cross Site Scripting and SQL Injection Issues
Platforms Affected:
- WordPress WordPress prior to 2.2.3
- WordPress WordPress MU prior to 1.2.5a
Reported:
Sep 10, 2007
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