Directory Traversal Affecting wordpress package, versions <2.5.1-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363369
- published 28 Oct 2008
- disclosed 28 Oct 2008
Introduced: 28 Oct 2008
CVE-2008-4769 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 2.5.1-1 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.
Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_category_template function in wp-includes/theme.php in WordPress 2.3.3 and earlier, and 2.5, allows remote attackers to include and possibly execute arbitrary PHP files via the cat parameter in index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4769
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
- http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7586
- http://www.juniper.fi/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28845.html
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41920
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28845
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41920