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.
Platforms Affected:
- WordPress, WordPress prior to 2.2.3
- WordPress, WordPress multi-user (MU) prior to 1.2.5a
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.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- Buayacorp Web site, Remote SQL Injection in WordPress and WordPress MU at http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-sql-injection-advisory.html.
- WordPress multi-user (MU) Web site, WordPress MU > Home at http://mu.wordpress.org/.
- WordPress Web site, WordPress at http://wordpress.org/.
- 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.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3132: Wordpress Multiple Parameter Cross Site Scripting and SQL Injection Issues
- SA26771: Wordpress Script Insertion and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 10, 2007
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