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CVE-2007-1277 Detail

Description

WordPress 2.1.1, as downloaded from some official distribution sites during February and March 2007, contains an externally introduced backdoor that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) an eval injection vulnerability in the ix parameter to wp-includes/feed.php, and (2) an untrusted passthru call in the iz parameter to wp-includes/theme.php.


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Evaluator Solution

This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update: http://wordpress.org/development/2007/03/upgrade-212/

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2007/03/wordpress-code-compromised-to-enable.html Exploit 
http://wordpress.org/development/2007/03/upgrade-212/ Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/214480 US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/641456 US Government Resource 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461794/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22797
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0812
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32804
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32807

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-1277
NVD Published Date:
03/05/2007
NVD Last Modified:
10/16/2018
Source:
MITRE