WordPress 'get_edit_post_link()' & 'get_edit_comment_link()' Multiple Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities

BID:30750

Info

WordPress 'get_edit_post_link()' & 'get_edit_comment_link()' Multiple Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 30750
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-3747
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 19 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 28 2008 04:34PM
Credit: Robert Accettura
Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 2.6.1
WordPress WordPress 2.5.1
WordPress WordPress 2.3.3
WordPress WordPress 2.3.2
WordPress WordPress 2.3.1
WordPress WordPress 2.2.3
WordPress WordPress 2.2.2
WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3
WordPress WordPress 2.1.2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0.11
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10
WordPress WordPress 2.0.7
WordPress WordPress 2.0.6
WordPress WordPress 2.0.5
WordPress WordPress 2.0.4
WordPress WordPress 2.0.3
WordPress WordPress 2.0.2
WordPress WordPress 2.0.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0
WordPress WordPress 2.6
WordPress WordPress 2.5
WordPress WordPress 2.3
WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5003
WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5002
WordPress WordPress 2.2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC1
WordPress WordPress 2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC2
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress 'get_edit_post_link()' & 'get_edit_comment_link()' Multiple Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities

WordPress is a prone to multiple eavesdropping vulnerabilities.

Successfully exploiting these issues will allow attackers to obtain sensitive information and possibly to impersonate users and tamper with network data.

Versions prior to WordPress 2.6.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

WordPress 'get_edit_post_link()' & 'get_edit_comment_link()' Multiple Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit this issue by using readily available network utilities.

Solution / Fix

WordPress 'get_edit_post_link()' & 'get_edit_comment_link()' Multiple Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.


WordPress WordPress 2.5

WordPress WordPress 2.1

WordPress WordPress 2.2

WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC1

WordPress WordPress 2.6

WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC1

WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5003

WordPress WordPress 2.3

WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC2

WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5002

WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC2

WordPress WordPress 2.0

WordPress WordPress 2.0.1

WordPress WordPress 2.0.10

WordPress WordPress 2.0.11

WordPress WordPress 2.0.2

WordPress WordPress 2.0.3

WordPress WordPress 2.0.4

WordPress WordPress 2.0.5

WordPress WordPress 2.0.6

WordPress WordPress 2.0.7

WordPress WordPress 2.1.1

WordPress WordPress 2.1.2

WordPress WordPress 2.1.3

WordPress WordPress 2.1.3

WordPress WordPress 2.2.1

WordPress WordPress 2.2.1

WordPress WordPress 2.2.2

WordPress WordPress 2.2.3

WordPress WordPress 2.3.1

WordPress WordPress 2.3.2

WordPress WordPress 2.3.3

WordPress WordPress 2.5.1

References

WordPress 'get_edit_post_link()' & 'get_edit_comment_link()' Multiple Eavesdropping Vulnerabilities

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