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[ GLSA 200611-10 ] WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:25:46 +0100
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: November 17, 2006 Bugs: #153303 ID: 200611-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Flaws in WordPress allow a Denial of Service, the disclosure of user metadata and the overwriting of restricted files. Background ========== WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based multiuser blogging system. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apps/wordpress < 2.0.5 >= 2.0.5 Description =========== "random" discovered that users can enter serialized objects as strings in their profiles that will be harmful when unserialized. "adapter" found out that user-edit.php fails to effectively deny non-permitted users access to other user's metadata. Additionally, a directory traversal vulnerability in the wp-db-backup module was discovered. Impact ====== By entering specially crafted strings in his profile, an attacker can crash PHP or even the web server running WordPress. Additionally, by crafting a simple URL, an attacker can read metadata of any other user, regardless of their own permissions. A user with the permission to use the database backup plugin can possibly overwrite files he otherwise has no access to. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.5" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-5705 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5705 [ 2 ] WordPress Ticket 3142 http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3142 [ 3 ] WordPress Ticket 2591 http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2591 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-10.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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