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WordPress index.php 'cat' Parameter Local File Inclusion
medium Nessus Plugin ID 32080
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a local file include attack.Description
The version of WordPress installed on the remote host fails to sanitize user input to the 'cat' parameter of the 'index.php' script.Regardless of PHP's 'register_globals' setting, an unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to view arbitrary files or to execute arbitrary PHP code on the remote host, subject to the privileges under which the web server operates.
Solution
Apply patches based on the SVN changeset referenced above.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 32080
File Name: wordpress_cat_file_include.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 4/29/2008
Updated: 6/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress
Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-4769
BID: 28845