Description

WordPress is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input. Successful exploitation may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, to compromise the application or the underlying database, to access or modify data or to compromise a vulnerable system. WordPress versions prior to 2.6.3 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to WordPress version 2.6.3 or latest

References

http://mstrokin.com/sec/feed2js-magpierss-0day-vulnerability-not-really-it-is-actually-cve-2005-3330-cve-2008-4796/

http://secunia.com/Advisories/32361/

https://wordpress.org/news/2008/10/wordpress-263/

Related Vulnerabilities

Oracle Database Server Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1953)

WordPress Plugin IMPress for IDX Broker Unspecified Vulnerability (2.5.11)

Drupal CVE-2017-6930 Vulnerability (CVE-2017-6930)

MODX CVE-2017-7323 Vulnerability (CVE-2017-7323)

WordPress Plugin OpenID Connect Generic Client Cross-Site Scripting (3.8.1)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2008-4796 CWE-94 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Code Execution