WordPress up to 2.1.3 Rc1 Administration Interface cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WordPress up to 2.1.3 Rc1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Administration Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-1622. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 2.1.3 Rc1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Administration Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/vars.php in WordPress before 2.0.10 RC2, and before 2.1.3 RC2 in the 2.1 series, allows remote authenticated users with theme privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO in the administration interface, related to loose regular expression processing of PHP_SELF.

The bug was discovered 03/17/2007. The weakness was published 03/22/2007 by Alexander Concha (Website). The advisory is shared for download at buayacorp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1622 since 03/22/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25152 (Debian DSA-1285-1 : 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 to version 2.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33148), Tenable (25152), SecurityFocus (BID 23027†), OSVDB (34348†) and Secunia (SA24567†). Similar entries are available at VDB-36035, VDB-36033 and VDB-36032. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 25152
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1285-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.0.10

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: buayacorp.com
Researcher: Alexander Concha
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1622 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35800

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X-Force: 33148
SecurityFocus: 23027 - WordPress PHP_Self Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 24567
OSVDB: 34348 - WordPress wp-admin/vars.php cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 15029 - WordPress Authenticated Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-1005

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/18/2019 17:49
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (78), 07/18/2019 17:49 (5)
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