OpenPKG Security Advisory
OpenPKG-SA-2007.021
Publisher Name: OpenPKG GmbH Publisher Home: http://openpkg.com/ Advisory Id (public): OpenPKG-SA-2007.021 Advisory Type: OpenPKG Security Advisory (SA) Advisory Directory: http://openpkg.com/go/OpenPKG-SA Advisory Document: http://openpkg.com/go/OpenPKG-SA-2007.021 Advisory Published: 2008-10-06 15:57 UTC Issue Id (internal): OpenPKG-SI-20070608.01 Issue First Created: 2007-06-08 Issue Last Modified: 2007-06-08 Issue Revision: 04
Subject Name: wordpress Subject Summary: Content Management System Subject Home: http://wordpress.org/ Subject Versions: 2.2.* <= 2.2.0 Vulnerability Id: none Vulnerability Scope: global (not OpenPKG specific) Attack Feasibility: run-time Attack Vector: remote network Attack Impact: manipulation of data Description: A vendor-confirmed [0] SQL-injection vulnerability in version 2.2 of the CMS WordPress [1] was exploited [2]. The problem is caused by the lack of proper input filtering in the function wp_suggestCategories() of the WordPress XML-RPC API. For exploiting the bug the WordPress user authentication has to be enabled and the attacker is required to be authenticated. References: [0] http://wordpress.org/support/topic/120857 [1] http://wordpress.com/ [2] http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4039
Primary Package Name: wordpress Primary Package Home: http://openpkg.org/go/package/wordpress Affected Distribution: Affected Branch: Affected Package: OpenPKG Community CURRENT wordpress-2.2-20070517 Corrected Distribution: Corrected Branch: Corrected Package: OpenPKG Community CURRENT wordpress-2.2-20070608
