WordPress up to 1.1 Configuration File admin.php page improper authentication

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block of the file admin.php of the component Configuration File. The manipulation of the argument page with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.

The weakness was presented 07/08/2009 by Core Security with Core Security Technologies (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2334 since 07/05/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Core Security and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39856 (Fedora 11 : wordpress-2.8.1-1.fc11 (2009-7701)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12325 (WordPress Privileges Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51617), Tenable (39856) and Exploit-DB (9110). See 40461, 48967, 48966 and 48965 for similar entries.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Core Security
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Nessus ID: 39856
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : wordpress-2.8.1-1.fc11 (2009-7701)
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OpenVAS ID: 64754
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1871-1 (wordpress)
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Suricata ID: 2010728
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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Core Security
Organization: Core Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2334 (🔍)
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X-Force: 51617
SecurityTracker: 1022528 - WordPress Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 23270 - WordPress < 2.8.1 and WordPress MU < 2.8.1 Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35584 - WordPress 'wp-admin/admin.php' Module Configuration Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 55712 - WordPress admin.php page Parameter Arbitrary Plugin Configuration Disclosure
Vupen: ADV-2009-1833

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/12/2021 10:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (82), 08/14/2017 10:31 (17), 08/12/2021 10:19 (3)
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