WordPress 2.1.2 wp-login.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in WordPress 2.1.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the file wp-login.php. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1599. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WordPress 2.1.2 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file wp-login.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

wp-login.php in WordPress allows remote attackers to redirect authenticated users to other websites and potentially obtain sensitive information via the redirect_to parameter.

The bug was discovered 03/03/2007. The weakness was presented 03/22/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1599 since 03/22/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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 33402 (Debian DSA-1601-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33169), Tenable (33402), SecurityFocus (BID 27669†), OSVDB (34355†) and Secunia (SA30960†). See VDB-40914 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 33402
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1601-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 61247
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1601-1 (wordpress)
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02/07/2008 +321 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2433 days 🔍
07/14/2021 +2315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35778

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X-Force: 33169
SecurityFocus: 27669
Secunia: 30960
OSVDB: 34355 - CVE-2007-1599 - WordPress - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18822 - WordPress 2.1.2 wp-login.php Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/14/2021 07:01
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (70), 08/14/2019 13:03 (8), 07/14/2021 07:01 (4)
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