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[ GLSA 200606-08 ] WordPress: Arbitrary command execution
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 23:10:59 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: WordPress: Arbitrary command execution Date: June 09, 2006 Bugs: #134397 ID: 200606-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== WordPress fails to sufficiently check the format of cached username data. Background ========== WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based content management and publishing system. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apps/wordpress < 2.0.3 >= 2.0.3 Description =========== 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 as the default. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds at this time. Resolution ========== All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.3" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2667 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2667 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-2702 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2702 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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