WordPress 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-4028. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WordPress 2.0/2.0.1/2.0.2/2.0.3 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in WordPress before 2.0.4 have unknown impact and remote attack vectors. NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not clear how these issues are different from CVE-2006-3389 and CVE-2006-3390, although it is likely that 2.0.4 addresses an unspecified issue related to "Anyone can register" functionality (user registration for guests).

The bug was discovered 07/31/2006. The weakness was released 07/29/2006 by Geoff and Mark Jaquith (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4028 since 08/09/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.0.4 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 (28417), Tenable (22218), SecurityFocus (BID 19247†), OSVDB (27633†) and Secunia (SA21309†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-31170 and VDB-31169. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.0.4

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: wordpress.org
Researcher: Geoff, Mark Jaquith
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-4028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31701
X-Force: 28417
SecurityFocus: 19247 - WordPress Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21309 - WordPress Unspecified Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27633 - WordPress Multiple Unspecified Issues
Vulnerability Center: 12547 - WordPress Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities may lead to Privilege Escalation, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3071

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Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/24/2019 12:31
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (82), 06/24/2019 12:31 (2)
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