full-disclosure - [ GLSA 200606-08 ] WordPress: Arbitrary command execution

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Message-ID: <200606092311.03672.jaervosz@gentoo.org>
Date: Fri Jun  9 22:11:12 2006
From: jaervosz at gentoo.org (Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen)
Subject: [ GLSA 200606-08 ] WordPress: Arbitrary command
	execution

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200606-08
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  Severity: High
     Title: WordPress: Arbitrary command execution
      Date: June 09, 2006
      Bugs: #134397
        ID: 200606-08

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Synopsis
========

WordPress fails to sufficiently check the format of cached username
data.

Background
==========

WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based content management and publishing
system.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package             /  Vulnerable  /                   Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  www-apps/wordpress       < 2.0.3                         >= 2.0.3

Description
===========

rgod discovered that WordPress insufficiently checks the format of
cached username data.

Impact
======

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
commands by sending a specially crafted username. As of Wordpress 2.0.2
the user data cache is disabled as the default.

Workaround
==========

There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution
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All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest available version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2667
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2667
  [ 2 ] CVE-2006-2702
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2702

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@...too.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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