WordPress.wp-admin.and.admin.php.Module.Conf.Security.Bypass

description-logoDescription

This indicates an attack attempt against Information Disclosure and Security Bypass vulnerabilities in WordPress.
The vulnerabilities are caused by the user input filter's failure to properly sanitize the "page" parameter value that is passed to "/wp-admin/admin.php". An attacker can modify the plugin configuration or remotely execute arbitrary Javascript code.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

WordPress WordPress MU 2.7.1
WordPress WordPress MU 2.7
WordPress WordPress MU 2.6
WordPress WordPress 2.6.5
WordPress WordPress 2.6.2
WordPress WordPress 2.6.1
WordPress WordPress 2.5.1
WordPress WordPress 2.3.3
WordPress WordPress 2.3.2
WordPress WordPress 2.3.1
WordPress WordPress 2.2.3
WordPress WordPress 2.2.2
WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3
WordPress WordPress 2.1.2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0.11
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10
WordPress WordPress 2.0.7
WordPress WordPress 2.0.6
WordPress WordPress 2.0.5
WordPress WordPress 2.0.4
WordPress WordPress 2.0.3
WordPress WordPress 2.0.2
WordPress WordPress 2.0.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0
WordPress WordPress 2.8
WordPress WordPress 2.6
WordPress WordPress 2.5
WordPress WordPress 2.3
WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5003
WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5002
WordPress WordPress 2.2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC1
WordPress WordPress 2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC2
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC1
Red Hat Fedora 11
Red Hat Fedora 10
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 armel
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0

Impact logoImpact

Information Disclosure: Remote attackers can gain sensitive information from vulnerable systems.
Security Bypass: Remote attackers can bypass security checking of vulnerable systems.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

Upgrade to the latest version, available from the web site.
WordPress 2.8.1 or later: http://wordpress.org/
WordPress MU 2.8.1 or later: http://mu.wordpress.org/

Telemetry logoTelemetry

Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)