Description
WordPress 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request to various files, such as those in the (1) wp-admin, (2) wp-content, and (3) wp-includes directories, possibly due to uninitialized variables.
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 | 2.0.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.0.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.0.4-1 | — |
References
- 1187 third-party-advisory
- 20928 third-party-advisory
- 21447 third-party-advisory
- 18779 vdb-entry
- 20060704 Re: WordPress 2.0.3 SQL Error and Full Path Disclosure mailing-list
- GLSA-200608-19 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-2661 vdb-entry
- 20060702 WordPress 2.0.3 SQL Error and Full Path Disclosure mailing-list