CVE-2006-2667

Public Exploit

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 27.40% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20271	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25777	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20608	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18372	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26687	vdb entry
http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2667?: CVE-2006-2667 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2667?: To fix CVE-2006-2667, 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-2006-2667 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2667 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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