36311 : WordPress wp-admin/admin-ajax.php cookie Variable SQL Injection
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Last Modified

4 months ago

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Disclosure

May 21, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

May 21, 2007

Solution

May 21, 2007

Description

WordPress contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack. The issue is due to the admin-ajax.php script not properly sanitizing user-supplied input to the Cookie variable. This may allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the backend database.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Available
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

WordPress
Watch-list
WordPress
Watch-list
2.x

References

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Nessus

25291

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