WordPress component: A security weakness

WordPress component 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 4.0 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 4.0 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: WordPress component
Plugin slug: Not applicable
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jul 10, 2007
Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WordPress component 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

WordPress before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to redirect visitors to other websites and potentially obtain sensitive information via (1) the _wp_http_referer parameter to wp-pass.php, related to the wp_get_referer function in wp-includes/functions.php; and possibly other vectors related to (2) wp-includes/pluggable.php and (3) the wp_nonce_ays function in wp-includes/functions.php.

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources