CVE-2006-2702

high

Description

vars.php in WordPress 2.0.2, possibly when running on Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to spoof their IP address via a PC_REMOTE_ADDR HTTP header, which vars.php uses to redefine $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'].

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26688

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1992

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435039/100/0/threaded

http://www.osvdb.org/25935

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-08.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/20608

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-05-31

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01176