wp-login.php in WordPress 1.2: A security weakness

wp-login.php in WordPress 1.2 is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 5.0 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 5.0 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: wp-login.php in WordPress 1.2
Plugin slug: Not applicable
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Dec 31, 2004
Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update wp-login.php in WordPress 1.2 to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

CRLF injection vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 1.2 allows remote attackers to perform HTTP Response Splitting attacks to modify expected HTML content from the server via the text parameter.

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources