WordPress query.php information disclosure
| wordpress-query-information-disclosure (39409) |  Low Risk |
Description:
WordPress could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the query.php script. By appending /wp-admin to the index.php script in a URL request, an attacker could read drafts before they are published.
Platforms Affected:
- WordPress, WordPress prior to 2.3.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress (2.3.2. or later), available from the WordPress Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Dec 14 2007 - 16:07:11 CST , Wordpress - Broken Access Control at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-12/0199.html.
- WordPress trac Ticket #5487, query.php mistakenly uses is_admin() to check for admin privileges at http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5487.
- WordPress Web site, WordPress at http://wordpress.org/.
- SA28130: WordPress Draft Information Disclosure
Reported:
Dec 14, 2007
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