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GLSA-200606-08 : WordPress: Arbitrary command execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 21681

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-200606-08 (WordPress: Arbitrary command execution)

 rgod discovered that WordPress insufficiently checks the format of cached username data.
 Impact :

 An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted username. As of Wordpress 2.0.2 the user data cache is disabled by default.
 Workaround :

 There are no known workarounds at this time.

Solution

All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest available version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200606-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21681

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200606-08.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 6/11/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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: 6/9/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2667, CVE-2006-2702

GLSA: 200606-08