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GLSA-200603-01 : WordPress: SQL injection vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 20999

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200603-01 (WordPress: SQL injection vulnerability)

 Patrik Karlsson reported that WordPress 1.5.2 makes use of an insufficiently filtered User Agent string in SQL queries related to comments posting. This vulnerability was already fixed in the 2.0-series of WordPress.
 Impact :

 An attacker could send a comment with a malicious User Agent parameter, resulting in SQL injection and potentially in the subversion of the WordPress database. This vulnerability wouldn't affect WordPress sites which do not allow comments or which require that comments go through a moderator.
 Workaround :

 Disable or moderate comments on your WordPress blogs.

Solution

All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200603-01

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20999

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200603-01.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 3/6/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:wordpress, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1012

GLSA: 200603-01