Description
SQL injection vulnerability in options.php in WordPress 2.2.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page_options parameter to (1) options-general.php, (2) options-writing.php, (3) options-reading.php, (4) options-discussion.php, (5) options-privacy.php, (6) options-permalink.php, (7) options-misc.php, and possibly other unspecified components.
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 | 2.2.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.2.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.2.2-1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | wordpress | 2.0.10-1etch2 | DSA-1564-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1564-1 wordpress - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- wordpress-options-sql-injection(35719) vdb-entry
- 30013 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1564 vendor-advisory
- http://mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/