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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-5695 EUVD-2008-5666GHSA-qjrf-4pw9-57w4

wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option…

Published Dec 19, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: wordpress Ecosystem: Debian

Description

wp-admin/options.php in WordPress MU before 1.3.2, and WordPress 2.3.2 and earlier, does not properly validate requests to update an option, which allows remote authenticated users with manage_options and upload_files capabilities to execute arbitrary code by uploading a PHP script and adding this script's pathname to active_plugins.

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 ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 wordpress 2.3.2 —
Debian 13 wordpress 2.3.2 —
Debian 12 wordpress 2.3.2 —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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