WordPress XMLRPC.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	24344
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-3140
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 06 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit:	Slappter is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5003 WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5002 WordPress WordPress 2.2 OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
Not Vulnerable:	WordPress WordPress 2.2.1

WordPress XMLRPC.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability

WordPress is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in an SQL query.

A successful exploit could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

This issue affects WordPress 2.2; other versions may also be vulnerable.

WordPress XMLRPC.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/24344.csharp
• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/24344-multi.rb

WordPress XMLRPC.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released WordPress 2.2.1 to address this issue; please see the references for details on fixes and upgrades.


WordPress WordPress 2.2

• WordPress latest.tar.gz
  http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

WordPress XMLRPC.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Ticket #4348 : Make sure max_results in wp_suggestCategories is an integer (XML- (WordPress)
  
• Wordpress church_admin Plugin "id" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (Sammy Forgit)