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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WordPress 1.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the file wp-login.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument text can lead to an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1584. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress 1.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file wp-login.php. The manipulation of the argument text with an unknown input leads to a unknown weakness. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

CRLF injection vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 1.2 allows remote attackers to perform HTTP Response Splitting attacks to modify expected HTML content from the server via the text parameter.

The weakness was shared 10/06/2004 by Amit Klein and Chaotic Evil (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1584 since 02/20/2005. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by Tenable NS and been published immediately after the advisory. 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 $25k-$100k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15443 (WordPress 'wp-login.php' HTTP Response Splitting), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17649), Exploit-DB (570), Tenable (15443), SecurityFocus (BID 11348†) and OSVDB (10595†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Tenable NS
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Nessus ID: 15443
Nessus Name: WordPress 'wp-login.php' HTTP Response Splitting
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OpenVAS ID: 54703
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200410-12 (wordpress)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Amit Klein, Chaotic Evil
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22864
X-Force: 17649
SecurityFocus: 11348 - Wordpress Wp-login.PHP HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
Secunia: 12773 - Wordpress "wp-login.php" HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 10595 - WordPress wp-login.php HTTP Response Splitting
Vulnerability Center: 5536 - WordPress PHP Blog Manager HTTP Splitting Attack, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:31
Updated: 06/23/2025 15:02
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:31 (86), 05/25/2019 09:59 (1), 06/23/2025 15:02 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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