Description
WordPress before 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to (1) wp-includes/vars.php, (2) wp-content/plugins/hello.php, (3) wp-admin/upgrade-functions.php, (4) wp-admin/edit-form.php, (5) wp-settings.php, and (6) wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php, which leaks the path in an error message related to undefined functions or failed includes. NOTE: the wp-admin/menu-header.php vector is already covered by CVE-2005-2110. NOTE: the vars.php, edit-form.php, wp-settings.php, and edit-form-comment.php vectors were also reported to affect WordPress 2.0.1.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 1.5.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 1.5.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 1.5.2-1 | — |
References
- http://echo.or.id/adv/adv24-theday-2005.txt
- http://NeoSecurityTeam.net/advisories/Advisory-17.txt
- 20060227 WordPress 2.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 20051220 [ECHO_ADV_24$2005] Full path disclosure on WordPress < 1.5.2 mailing-list
- 20051221 [ECHO_ADV_24$2005] Full path disclosure on WordPress < 1.5.2 mailing-list
- 286 third-party-advisory