[ GLSA 200506-04 ] Wordpress: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200506-04
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Wordpress: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: June 06, 2005
      Bugs: #88926, #94512
        ID: 200506-04

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Synopsis
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Wordpress contains SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities.

Background
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WordPress is a PHP and MySQL based content management and publishing
system.

Affected packages
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     Package             /  Vulnerable  /                   Unaffected
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  1  www-apps/wordpress      < 1.5.1.2                      >= 1.5.1.2

Description
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Due to a lack of input validation, WordPress is vulnerable to SQL
injection and XSS attacks.

Impact
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An attacker could use the SQL injection vulnerabilites to gain
information from the database. Furthermore the cross-site scripting
issues give an attacker the ability to inject and execute malicious
script code or to steal cookie-based authentication credentials,
potentially compromising the victim's browser.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Wordpress users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/wordpress-1.5.1.2"

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-04.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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