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Severity: High Title: WordPress: Arbitrary command execution Date: June 09, 2006 Bugs: #134397 ID: 200606-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== WordPress fails to sufficiently check the format of cached username data. Background ========== WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based content management and publishing system. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apps/wordpress < 2.0.3 >= 2.0.3 Description =========== rgod discovered that WordPress insufficiently checks the format of cached username data. Impact ====== An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted username. As of Wordpress 2.0.2 the user data cache is disabled as the default. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds at this time. Resolution ========== All WordPress users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-2.0.3" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2667 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2667 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-2702 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2702 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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