WordPress up to 2.0.1 Installation default-filters.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 2.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file default-filters.php of the component Installation. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-0986. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 2.0.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file default-filters.php of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

WordPress 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) default-filters.php, (2) template-loader.php, (3) rss-functions.php, (4) locale.php, (5) wp-db.php, and (6) kses.php in the wp-includes/ directory; and (7) edit-form-advanced.php, (8) admin-functions.php, (9) edit-link-form.php, (10) edit-page-form.php, (11) admin-footer.php, and (12) menu.php in the wp-admin directory; and possibly (13) list directory contents of the wp-includes directory. NOTE: the vars.php, edit-form.php, wp-settings.php, and edit-form-comment.php vectors are already covered by CVE-2005-4463. The menu-header.php vector is already covered by CVE-2005-2110. Other vectors might be covered by CVE-2005-1688. NOTE: if the typical installation of WordPress does not list any site-specific files to wp-includes, then vector [13] is not an exposure.

The weakness was published 03/03/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0986. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24957), Secunia (SA19050†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30814†). Similar entries are available at VDB-27703 and VDB-28984. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0986 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0986
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28985
X-Force: 24957
Secunia: 19050
Vulnerability Center: 30814 - WordPress 2.0.1 and earlier Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/17/2025 22:58
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (49), 03/20/2017 09:29 (6), 07/08/2021 09:04 (3), 05/17/2025 22:58 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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