WordPress Core < 2.0.3 - Remote Code Execution

8.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2006-2667
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published June 1, 2006
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.2
Patched Version
  • 2.0.3

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