Improper Input Validation Affecting wordpress package, versions <2.3.2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363218
- published 19 Dec 2008
- disclosed 19 Dec 2008
Introduced: 19 Dec 2008
CVE-2008-5695 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 2.3.2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5695
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5066
- http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=7534&page&replies=1
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4798
- http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-mu-options-overwrite.html
- http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wp-blog-option-overwrite.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27633