CVE-2006-1012

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress 1.5.2, and possibly other versions before 2.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the User-Agent field in an HTTP header for a comment.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.86% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16950	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25321	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-01.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19123	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19109	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1012?: CVE-2006-1012 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1012?: To fix CVE-2006-1012, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1012 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1012 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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