WordPress up to 1.1 Access Restriction xmlrpc.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WordPress up to 1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file xmlrpc.php of the component Access Restriction. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-5106. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file xmlrpc.php of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The XML-RPC remote publishing interface in xmlrpc.php in WordPress before 3.0.3 does not properly check capabilities, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and publish, edit, or delete posts, by leveraging the Author or Contributor role.

The weakness was published 09/14/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at core.trac.wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-5106 since 04/30/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 51341 (WordPress < 3.0.3 XML-RPC Interface Access Restriction Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51341) and SecurityFocus (BID 45299†). Similar entries are available at VDB-62247 and VDB-62246. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 51341
Nessus Name: WordPress < 3.0.3 XML-RPC Interface Access Restriction Bypass
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 1.2

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12/08/2010 🔍
12/17/2010 +9 days 🔍
04/30/2012 +500 days 🔍
09/14/2012 +137 days 🔍
09/14/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +921 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +2456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: 16803
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-5106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-5106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62245
SecurityFocus: 45299
Secunia: 42553

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/13/2021 19:42
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (58), 04/23/2019 13:04 (2), 12/13/2021 19:35 (3), 12/13/2021 19:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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