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WordPress v.2.1.1 - Compromised Installation Security Vulnerability

Description
The WordPress source code has been compromised by a third party in order to enable remote command execution on the machines running affected versions.

Confirmed in version: 2.1.1. available between Feb 25th, 2007 and Mar 2nd 2007.

Impact
This issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands in the context of the web server that is hosting the vulnerable software.

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