WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier: Code execution

WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier is affected by code execution. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 7.5 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier
Plugin slug: Core
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: May 30, 2006
Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published May 30, 2006 and is one of 45 known issues for WordPress core.

What to do

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Source record

Technical description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Patch or disable the affected component.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources