WordPress Core < 2.3.3 & WordPress MU < 1.3.2 - Remote Code Execution

8.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2008-5695
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published September 8, 2007
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.

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2 affected software packages

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.3.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.3.2
Patched Version
  • 2.3.3
Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.3.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.1
Patched Version
  • 1.3.2

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