VDB-38467 · CVE-2007-4483 · OSVDB 38450

WordPress Wordpressclassic 1.5 index.php PHP_SELF cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WordPress Wordpressclassic 1.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument PHP_SELF causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-4483. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WordPress Wordpressclassic 1.5 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument PHP_SELF 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in the WordPress Classic 1.5 theme in WordPress before 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO (PHP_SELF).

The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4483 since 08/22/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (38450†). The entries VDB-36541, VDB-38470, VDB-38469 and VDB-38468 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wordpressclassic 1.5

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08/12/2007 🔍
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08/22/2007 +10 days 🔍
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11/08/2007 +78 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2684 days 🔍
09/07/2018 +1271 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38467
OSVDB: 38450 - Wordpress Classic Theme for Wordpress index.php PHP_SELF Parameter XSS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 09/07/2018 08:57
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (51), 09/07/2018 08:57 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:BBA:103

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