VDB-11557 · XFDB 90148 · OSVDB 101183

WordPress 2.0.11 options-discussion.php denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.0.11. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/options-discussion.php. This manipulation causes denial of service. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WordPress 2.0.11 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/options-discussion.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 11/30/2013. The weakness was disclosed 12/17/2013 by MustLive as CSRF, DoS ?? IL ??????????? ? WordPress as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at websecurity.com.ua. The public release happened without involvement of the project team. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by MustLive in HTTP Request and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at seclists.org. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/options-discussion.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90148) and OSVDB (101183†). The entry VDB-11558 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: MustLive
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/17/2013 +17 days 🔍
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12/20/2013 +3 days 🔍
03/29/2019 +1925 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: CSRF, DoS ?? IL ??????????? ? WordPress
Researcher: MustLive
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11557
X-Force: 90148 - WordPress options-discussion.php denial of service, Medium Risk
OSVDB: 101183

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 12/20/2013 16:22
Updated: 03/29/2019 16:56
Changes: 12/20/2013 16:22 (52), 03/29/2019 16:56 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:426:103

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