VDB-4892 · OSVDB 80350 · GCVE-100-4892

WordPress 2.0.2 Comment Cookie privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.0.2. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Comment. Such manipulation of the argument Cookie as part of HTTP Request leads to privileges management. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.0.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Comment. The manipulation of the argument Cookie as part of a HTTP Request leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 10/22/2010 by Billy Rios and Brett Hardin with SpotTheVuln.com (Website). The advisory is shared for download at spotthevuln.com. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at spotthevuln.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (80350†). The entry VDB-4893 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.1

Timelineinfo

10/22/2010 🔍
03/24/2012 +519 days 🔍
03/25/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2018 +2222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: spotthevuln.com
Researcher: Billy Rios , Brett Hardin
Organization: SpotTheVuln.com
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4892
OSVDB: 80350

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

Created: 03/25/2012 20:47
Updated: 04/25/2018 12:26
Changes: 03/25/2012 20:47 (48), 04/25/2018 12:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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