WordPress 2.1/2.1.1/2.1.2 xmlrpc.php post_id sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in WordPress 2.1/2.1.1/2.1.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file xmlrpc.php. The manipulation of the argument post_id leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-1897. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.1/2.1.1/2.1.2 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file xmlrpc.php. The manipulation of the argument post_id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a string parameter value in an XML RPC mt.setPostCategories method call, related to the post_id variable.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2007. The weakness was published 04/09/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1897 since 04/09/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:xmlrpc.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5296.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33403), Exploit-DB (3656), Tenable (25152), SecurityFocus (BID 23294†) and OSVDB (34351†). Similar entries are available at VDB-35800, VDB-36033 and VDB-36032. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / 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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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2007-1897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36035

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X-Force: 33403
SecurityFocus: 23294 - WordPress Post_ID Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 24751
OSVDB: 34351 - CVE-2007-1897 - WordPress Foundation - WordPress - SQL Injection Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15032 - WordPress 2.1.2 and earlier SQL Injection Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1245

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 09/03/2024 07:18
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (78), 07/18/2019 18:08 (7), 09/03/2024 07:18 (17)
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