Description

WordPress is prone to an unauthorized access vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to edit other users' posts. Successfully exploiting this issue may lead to other attacks. WordPress versions prior to 2.3.3 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to WordPress version 2.3.3 or latest

References

http://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2008/02/02/wordpress-232-exploit-confirmed/

http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5HP010KNFK.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/28823/

https://wordpress.org/news/2008/02/wordpress-233/

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2008-0664 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

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