WordPress 2.0.2 displayname privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WordPress 2.0.2 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument displayname with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.

The bug was discovered 05/25/2006. The weakness was shared 05/25/2006 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2667 since 05/30/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21681 (GLSA-200606-08 : WordPress: Arbitrary command execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4406.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26687), Tenable (21681) and Exploit-DB (6). The entry 30519 is related to this item.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Nessus ID: 21681
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OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200606-08 (wordpress)
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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2667 (🔍)
X-Force: 26687
Vulnerability Center: 11949 - WordPress Code Execution when Updating Profile, High
SecurityFocus: 18372 - WordPress Username Remote PHP Code Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 20271 - WordPress PHP Code Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 25777 - WordPress User Profile Cache Injection Arbitrary PHP Code Injection
Vupen: ADV-2006-1992

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/21/2019 06:12
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (87), 06/21/2019 06:12 (3)
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