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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-2667

Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.5%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
14.53% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
wordpress/wordpress
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.