WordPress 2.0.3 Installation privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.0.3. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Installation. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3390. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WordPress 2.0.3 (Content Management System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

WordPress 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request to various files, such as those in the (1) wp-admin, (2) wp-content, and (3) wp-includes directories, possibly due to uninitialized variables.

The weakness was published 07/06/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3390. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/04/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22218 (GLSA-200608-19 : WordPress: Privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

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 (27570), Tenable (22218), SecurityFocus (BID 18779†), Secunia (SA20928†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28298†). Similar entries are available at VDB-31169 and VDB-31701. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 22218
Nessus Name: GLSA-200608-19 : WordPress: Privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 57869
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200608-19 (wordpress)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3390 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3390
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31170
X-Force: 27570
SecurityFocus: 18779 - WordPress Paged Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 20928
Vulnerability Center: 28298 - WordPress 2.0.3 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Direct Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 02/04/2025 22:04
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (57), 03/10/2017 10:13 (8), 07/12/2021 15:27 (3), 07/12/2021 15:33 (1), 02/04/2025 22:04 (15)
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