Unscored severity · published May 30, 2006
CVE-2006-2667
Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when…
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CVSS
14.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Direct static code injection vulnerability in WordPress 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a carriage return and PHP code when updating a profile, which is appended after a special comment sequence into files in (1) wp-content/cache/userlogins/ (2) wp-content/cache/users/ which are later included by cache.php, as demonstrated using the displayname argument.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)14.5% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 2.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2667
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2667
Exploit
http://retrogod.altervista.org/wordpress_202_xpl.html
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20271
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20608
www.gentoo.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/25777
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded
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