WordPress up to 2.0.4 wp-trackback.php mb_convert_encoding charset cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 2.0.4 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function mb_convert_encoding of the file wp-trackback.php. The manipulation of the argument charset with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in wp-trackback.php in WordPress before 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and server hang) via a long title parameter in conjunction with a charset parameter composed of many comma-separated "UTF-8" substrings, related to the mb_convert_encoding function in PHP.

The weakness was disclosed 10/17/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3622. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-trackback.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53884), OSVDB (59077†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023072†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23971†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 840913
OpenVAS Name: WordPress wp-trackback.php Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.0.5

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10/09/2009 🔍
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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3622 (🔍)
X-Force: 53884
OSVDB: 59077 - WordPress wp-trackbacks.php Character Set Conversion Handling Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1023072
Vulnerability Center: 23971 - WordPress \x3C 2.8.5 wp-trackback.php Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 12/22/2024 12:23 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (56), 02/16/2017 10:18 AM (10), 08/24/2021 03:53 PM (4), 12/22/2024 12:23 PM (17)
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Cache ID: 18:E69:40

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